Football Recap: Ironwood Takes a Loss

Ironwood extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 1-7. They were dealt a 66-12 loss at the hands of the McClintock Chargers. The Eagles lost against the Chargers in their previous head to head back in October of 2017, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 35-9 score last time.

Ironwood's loss came despite strong showings from Ramsey Pyne and Gianni Garcia. Pyne gained 46 total yards and two touchdowns, while Garcia rushed for 137 yards. Garcia was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 53 yards.

As for McClintock, the victory got them back to even at 4-4. The win was nothing new for the Chargers as they're now sitting on three straight.

McClintock was led to victory by Fredrick 'CP' Parsons and Aidan Whitaker. Parsons rushed for 157 yards and three TDs on only nine carries, while Whitaker gained 327 total yards and a touchdown. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Parsons a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Bajet, who picked up 129 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Ironwood is set to square off against their familiar foe Goldwater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, McClintock will take on rival Dobson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,034 yards in their previous games.