The Willow Canyon Wildcats will take on the Ironwood Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Willow Canyon is coming into the matchup fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Lake Havasu that saw the pair combine for 17 shots on goal. Neither Willow Canyon nor Lake Havasu could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 3-3 draw. The victory was some much needed relief for the Wildcats as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
They hit Lake Havasu with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Dylan Seay, Isaac Maldonado, and Enrique Gomez.
Meanwhile, Ironwood faced Sunrise Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Ironwood took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sunrise Mountain. The Eagles were red-hot offensively headed into the game (they scored no less than four goals in the four contests prior) but the Mustangs' defense proved too tough.
Ironwood's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 12-6. Willow Canyon's draw makes their record 2-8-1 this season.
Willow Canyon suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Ironwood when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Willow Canyon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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