Ironwood Ridge had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Sahuaro Cougars 37-7 at home. Considering the Nighthawks have won three games by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Jaiden Martinez, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 101 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Matthew Kroner was another key player, picking up 35 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Ironwood Ridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Joshua Sianez and Corbin Crosby.
Ironwood Ridge's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Sahuaro, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Ironwood Ridge will take on Flowing Wells at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Flowing Wells' defense has only allowed 17 points per game this season, so Ironwood Ridge's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Sahuaro, they will be playing at home against Catalina Foothills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sahuaro is facing Catalina Foothills at the right time seeing as Catalina Foothills is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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