El Paso was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost to the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks on the road by a 50-35 margin. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 991st in Texas, while the Nighthawks are ranked 53rd in Arizona).
Ironwood Ridge found their leader in freshman Serenity Hampton, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. Those ten rebounds set a new season-high mark for Hampton. Molly Walter was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
El Paso's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Ironwood Ridge, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-4.
El Paso wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 45-30 defeat against Permian on the 7th. As for Ironwood Ridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 47-23 loss against Montwood on the 7th.
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