Football Preview: Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks vs. Tucson High Magnet School Badgers
The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks will head out to face off against the Tucson High Magnet School Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ironwood Ridge comes in on four and Tucson High Magnet School on three.
Last Friday, Ironwood Ridge got the win against Flowing Wells by a conclusive 38-17. The Nighthawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 21 points or more this season.
Jaiden Martinez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 66 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns. Grant Dooling was in the mix too, providing Ironwood Ridge with a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tucson High Magnet School). They enjoyed a cozy 56-38 victory over Catalina Foothills last Friday.
Tucson High Magnet School's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noah Chanez, who rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Mesa, who threw for 107 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tucson High Magnet School was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Ironwood Ridge's record now sits at 5-1. As for Tucson High Magnet School, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Ironwood Ridge strolled past Tucson High Magnet School when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 37-22. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ironwood Ridge since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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