The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks will face off against the Amphitheater Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ironwood Ridge is headed into the game having not lost since December 5 and will look to keep things rolling. Everything went their way against Douglas on Wednesday as Ironwood Ridge made off with a 6-1 victory. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Amphitheater can bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They came out on top against Sahuaro by a score of 3-1. Innocent Byiringro had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Panthers.
Amphitheater used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Sahuaro. And. Byiringro made the most of the opportunity, scoring two goals A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Ironwood Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-1-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those six matches. As for Amphitheater, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.
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