Sahuaro is 0-4 against Ironwood Ridge since September of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Sahuaro Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, everything went Sahuaro's way against Cholla as Sahuaro made off with a 35-14 victory. The game marked the Cougars' most dominant win of the season so far.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sahuaro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaac Lugo, who rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Lugo's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 136 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Manzo Blackwell, who threw for 140 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Ironwood Ridge got the win against Douglas on Friday by a conclusive 35-9. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Nighthawks.
A big part of Ironwood Ridge's victory came down to the chemistry between Jaiden Martinez and his top target Matthew Kroner. Martinez threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt while Kroner picked up 214 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Kroner torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
Sahuaro's record now sits at 3-1. As for Ironwood Ridge, their record is now 3-1.
Sahuaro was taken down by Ironwood Ridge 44-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Sahuaro, Dominic Norris (who rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 238 yards and a touchdown) 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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