Ironwood Ridge saw some tournament action on Wednesday. They took a blow against the Pinnacle Pioneers, falling 67-34.
Despite the loss, Ironwood Ridge still got an impressive performance from Derek Overton, who posted 13 points. Another player making a difference was Dalton Yarmolovich, who had six points and six boards.
Pinnacle's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kareem Alkhalifa led the charge by shooting 50% from the field to rack up 11 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Those four steals gave Alkhalifa a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Malichi Mims, who went 5-for-9 en route to 12 points and four steals.
Ironwood Ridge now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Pinnacle, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Ironwood Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 71-48 defeat against West Point on the 28th. As for Pinnacle, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 49-28 win against Williams Field on the 27th.
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