It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact ALA - Ironwood can now relate to. They fell just short of the Palo Verde Titans by a score of 64-62 on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Titans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 60-50 back in January.

Noah Adkins
02/22/25 vs Palo Verde | 22 |
02/18/25 vs Thatcher | 18 |
02/14/25 @ Yuma Catholic | 23 |
02/12/25 @ Benjamin Franklin | 32 |
02/06/25 @ Gilbert Christian | 29 |
02/04/25 vs Benjamin Franklin | 18 |
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Noah Adkins, who en route to 22 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The contest was Adkins' sixth in a row with at least 18 points. Blake Anderson was another key player, on his way to 17 points and six boards.
Even though they lost, ALA - Ironwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palo Verde to victory, but perhaps none more so than Adrian Powers, who to rack up 11 points and six rebounds. That's the most points Powers has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kameron Pippen, who almost dropped a double-double with ten points and nine assists.
ALA - Ironwood's record is now 18-11. As for Palo Verde, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 23-5.
ALA - Ironwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palo Verde, they are taking a road trip to challenge Benjamin Franklin at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Palo Verde is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 70.1 points per game this season.
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