With a playoff game on the line, Ironwood rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Independence Patriots with a sharp 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2021.
Ironwood was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-21, 25-8.
Ironwood was led to victory by Keira Allen and Ashley Logan. Allen had 16 digs, while Logan hit 83.3% for ten kills and 16 digs, three aces, and a block. Logan is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last ten games she's played.
Ironwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matchups.
Ironwood pushed their record up to 13-18 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Independence, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-13.
Ironwood will venture away from home to square off against Maricopa at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maricopa will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Ironwood surely won't give up without a fight. Independence does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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