Baseball Game Preview: Ironwood Eagles vs. Lake Havasu Knights

The Ironwood Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Lake Havasu Knights at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Havasu took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Ironwood, who comes in off a win.

On Tuesday, Ironwood made easy work of Kellis and carried off a 12-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.

Lane Stilwell

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/22/25 vs Kellis	5
04/14/25 vs North	4
03/01/25 @ Marcos de Niza	3
02/27/25 vs Fairfax	3
03/12/24 vs Youngker	3

Lane Stilwell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits (and only one walk). Ironwood is 2-1 when Stilwell posts eight or more strikeouts, but 4-13 otherwise. Stilwell was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three stolen bases, five RBI, and one run. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Max Schattner, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Ironwood's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 4-13 when he doesn't). Bo Coleman was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Willow Canyon hit Lake Havasu with a five-run sixth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Knights fell 6-2 to the Wildcats. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Knights couldn't push the score so high this time.

Landen Nigg was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Carson Lockman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run.

Ironwood's record now sits at 6-14. As for Lake Havasu, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8.