Football Preview: Coolidge Bears vs. ALA - Ironwood Warriors
The Coolidge Bears will venture away from home to face off against the ALA - Ironwood Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coolidge has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while ALA - Ironwood will come in with four straight wins.
Coolidge's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Combs on Friday. They were outmatched by the Coyotes at home and fell 57-0. That makes it the first time this season the Bears have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, ALA - Ironwood got the win against Sierra Linda on Friday by a conclusive 35-12. Considering the Warriors have won three matchups by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
ALA - Ironwood's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Malachi Gomez, who rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Jett Brewster, who rushed for 143 yards on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Brewster a new career-high in rushing yards. Ayden Williams was another key rusher, rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: ALA - Ironwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 356 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Coolidge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for ALA - Ironwood, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Coolidge and ALA - Ironwood were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Coolidge came up empty-handed after a 7-6 loss. Can Coolidge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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