The Ironwood Eagles will face off against the Willow Canyon Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Ironwood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Sunrise Mountain, who was ranked seventh at the time (Ironwood was ranked 17th). Ironwood took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sunrise Mountain on Tuesday. The Eagles were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than four goals in the four contests prior) but the Mustangs' defense proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Willow Canyon and Lake Havasu combined for 17 shots on goal on Tuesday, which explains the impressive six total goals scored. Neither Willow Canyon nor Lake Havasu could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 3-3 draw. The victory was some much needed relief for the Wildcats as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
They hit Lake Havasu with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Dylan Seay, Isaac Maldonado, and Enrique Gomez.
Ironwood's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 12-6. Willow Canyon's draw makes their record 2-8-1 this season.
Everything went Ironwood's way against Willow Canyon when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Ironwood made off with a 7-0 win. Does Ironwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Willow Canyon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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