The Irondale Knights's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their 14th straight defeat. They were dealt a 89-57 loss at the hands of East Ridge. Irondale was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 55-25.
Despite the loss, Irondale had strong showings from Jake Dedominces, who scored 20 points, and Rowan Granlund, who scored 12 points. Dedominces has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last three times he's played. Cameron Cramble was another key contributor, scoring six points along with nine rebounds and two blocks.
Irondale's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Zach Patterson got a bit more time on the court (11 vs. his season average of 4.6). Patterson made the most of the opportunity, scoring five points. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Irondale's defeat was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-20. As for East Ridge, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-7.
Irondale will be playing at home against Forest Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Irondale focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday. As for East Ridge, they will head out on the road to take on Stillwater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in East Ridge's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
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