Football Recap: Sahuaro Cougars vs. Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks
After flying high against Cholla last Thursday, Sahuaro came back down to earth. The Sahuaro Cougars were dealt a 37-7 loss at the hands of the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks on Friday. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Nighthawks recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Manzo Blackwell threw for 34 yards on four of 14 attempts. On the ground,
Isaac Lugo rushed for 80 yards.
Jaiden Martinez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ironwood Ridge, rushing for 134 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 101 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Martinez a new career-high in rushing yards. Matthew Kroner was in the mix too, providing Ironwood Ridge with two touchdowns.
Sahuaro's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Ironwood Ridge, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Sahuaro will host Catalina Foothills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sahuaro is facing Catalina Foothills at the right time seeing as Catalina Foothills is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Ironwood Ridge, they will venture away from home to take on Flowing Wells at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ironwood Ridge has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 115 points over their last three matches.
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