After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Sierra Linda is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the ALA - Ironwood Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Sierra Linda focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
Last Friday, Sierra Linda and Lee Williams were almost perfectly matched up, but Sierra Linda suffered a 21-20 defeat.
Although Sierra Linda took the loss, they still got scores from Matthew Ramirez, Brandon Hadnot Jr, and Talan Viner.
Sierra Linda's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Hadnot Jr led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, ALA - Ironwood put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Gilbert Christian 41-17.
Malachi Gomez was a one-man wrecking crew for ALA - Ironwood as he rushed for 245 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Gomez was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 52 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, ALA - Ironwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Sierra Linda's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for ALA - Ironwood, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Sierra Linda came up short against ALA - Ironwood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 27-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of ALA - Ironwood's Ayden Williams, who rushed for 246 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Sierra Linda knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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