ALA - Ironwood lost against Florence back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The ALA - Ironwood Warriors fell to the Florence Gophers 30-25. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Gophers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the loss, ALA - Ironwood still got an impressive performance from Jett Brewster, who rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 134 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (85 yards to be exact) went to Marques Dorsey.
Malik Smith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 301 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry for Florence. Smith's longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards. Another player making a difference was Logan Stenson, who rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns.
With the loss, ALA - Ironwood broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-2. As for Florence, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. ALA - Ironwood will face off against Payson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Payson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season. As for Florence, they will challenge Wickenburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Florence's defense has only allowed 13.4 points per game this season, so Wickenburg's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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