Ironwood Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. The contest between them and the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts didn't end well, with the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks falling 55-41. While losing is never fun, the Nighthawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Thunderbolts are ranked 32nd).
Amina Rustempasic
| 02/07/25 vs Mica Mountain | 10 |
| 01/09/25 vs Canyon del Oro | 9 |
| 01/02/25 vs Grand Canyon | 8 |
| 11/20/24 vs Buena | 5 |
| 01/03/25 vs Sunrise Mountain | 4 |
Several Nighthawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Amina Rustempasic, who posted ten points and three steals. Those ten points gave Rustempasic a new career-high. Molly Walter was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and 15 boards.
Leading Mica Mountain to victory were Isabella Webb and Amaris Biancuzzo. Webb went 6-for-11 to rack up 18 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists, while Biancuzzo dropped a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards. Webb has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ceraya Grace-Bandy, who scored nine points.
Ironwood Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Mica Mountain, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 19-7.
Ironwood Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 47-29 loss against Rincon/University on the 10th. As for Mica Mountain, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 58-41 win against Sahuaro on the 11th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
