Ironwood Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 73-60 to the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts. That's two games in a row now that the Nighthawks have lost by exactly 13 points.
| 01/23/25 vs Mica Mountain | 27 |
| 01/21/25 vs Sahuaro | 22 |
| 01/17/25 @ Salpointe Catholic | 15 |
| 01/15/25 @ Walden Grove | 26 |
When it comes to explaining why Ironwood Ridge lost, don't look at Carter Brown. Despite the final result, he posted 27 points and seven rebounds. Brown has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Anderson, who earned 11 points.
Ironwood Ridge now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Mica Mountain, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Ironwood Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 55-52 defeat against Walden Grove on the 29th. Mica Mountain has also already played their next contest, a 72-55 loss against Sahuaro on the 27th.
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