Volleyball Recap: Ironwood Ridge Snaps Four-Game Streak of Wins on the Road

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2025, 9:10pm

Volleyball Recap: Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks vs. Mica Mountain Thunderbolts

Ironwood Ridge came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Thunderbolts this season, with their most recent defeat being a 2-0 loss last Friday.

While Mica Mountain got the win, Ironwood Ridge sure made them earn it: two sets took extra rallies. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 26-24, 26-24.

Despite the loss, Ironwood Ridge still got an impressive performance from Jayce Soto-Balin, who had 13 digs and four assists.

Ironwood Ridge's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-11. As for Mica Mountain, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-8.

Coming up, Ironwood Ridge will host Sahuaro at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mica Mountain, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Palo Verde on the 16th.

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