The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks will square off against the Pueblo Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Ironwood Ridge is headed out to face Pueblo after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Ironwood Ridge blew past Buena 75-48 on Wednesday.
Ironwood Ridge's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jaidyn Saucedo, who went 10 for 13 en route to 27 points plus five steals, and Serenity Hampton, who went 9 for 10 en route to 24 points plus two steals. Saucedo has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Walter, who had nine points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Pueblo took their matchup on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 74-37 victory over Walden Grove.
Pueblo can attribute much of their success to America Cazares, who went 10 for 22 en route to 31 points plus two blocks, and Sara Galindo, who went 8 for 16 en route to 22 points plus five steals. The match was Cazares' 14th in a row with at least ten points. Asia Clark was another key player, earning ten points plus three steals.
Pueblo smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Ironwood Ridge was taken down by Pueblo 69-33 in their previous matchup back in December of 2017. Thankfully for Ironwood Ridge, Summer Fox (who went 8 for 12 en route to 16 points plus seven steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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