Basketball Game Preview: Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks vs. Canyon del Oro Dorados

By Team Reports Jan 10, 2025, 3:19am

Basketball Preview: Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks vs. Canyon del Oro Dorados

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Ironwood Ridge is 8-2 against Canyon del Oro since December of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks will face off against the Canyon del Oro Dorados at 7:00 p.m. Ironwood Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.1 points per game this season.

Ironwood Ridge is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Sunnyside on Tuesday. Ironwood Ridge walked away with a 66-54 win over Sunnyside.

Carter Brown

Points

01/07/25 @ Sunnyside24
12/21/24 vs Sahuaro17
12/20/24 vs Pusch Ridge Christian Academy20

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ironwood Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Brown, who posted 24 points. Brown's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kyler Holthaus, who earned 14 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.

Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Canyon del Oro's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a hard 67-50 fall against Mica Mountain.

The victory got Ironwood Ridge back to even at 7-7. As for Canyon del Oro, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-3.

Ironwood Ridge ended up a good deal behind Canyon del Oro in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, losing 70-55. Can Ironwood Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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