Football Recap: Ironwood Eagles vs. Verrado Vipers
Ironwood entered their game against Verrado on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Ironwood Eagles were dealt a 55-7 defeat at the hands of the Verrado Vipers. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Vipers: they've now lost four in a row.
Even though they lost, Ironwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Verrado's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chase Gieszler, who threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Caden Gingg was in the mix as well, providing Verrado with two touchdowns.
Ironwood's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Verrado, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Ironwood has already played their next match, a 42-26 win against Agua Fria on the 4th. As for Verrado, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-13 victory against Sunrise Mountain on the 4th.
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