Football Recap: Ayden Williams Leads ALA - Ironwood to Victory over Tempe

By Team Reports Oct 21, 2024, 1:17am

Football Recap: ALA - Ironwood Warriors vs. Tempe Buffaloes

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ALA - Ironwood won the last time they faced Tempe, and things went their way on Friday too. The ALA - Ironwood Warriors blew past the Tempe Buffaloes 48-14 at home. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won five matches by 23 points or more so far this season.

Ayden Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 345 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run. Malachi Gomez was another key rusher, rushing for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: ALA - Ironwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 444 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tempe only rushed for 48.

ALA - Ironwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Porter Lee and Marques Dorsey.

Although Tempe took the loss, they still got scores from Saul Mendez and Felipe Dominguez.

The victory made it two in a row for ALA - Ironwood and bumps their season record up to 7-1. As for Tempe, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.

ALA - Ironwood will head out to face off against San Tan Foothills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. ALA - Ironwood is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Tempe, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bourgade Catholic at 7:00 p.m. Tempe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.7 points per game this season.

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