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| 01/30/24 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 11/30/23 - Neutral | 1-1 T |
| 01/31/23 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 12/02/21 - Away | 1-0 W |
| 12/27/18 - Neutral | 4-1 W |
| 01/13/16 - Away | 2-0 W |
Willow Canyon is 6-0 against Ironwood since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Willow Canyon Wildcats will host the Ironwood Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Willow Canyon's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Paradise Valley out 1-0. The Wildcats wouldn't have won without Brynn Kelly, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Ironwood fell victim to Sunrise Mountain and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 4-0. The Eagles have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Willow Canyon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those seven contests. As for Ironwood, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10-1.
Willow Canyon beat Ironwood by a goal in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 2-1. Will Willow Canyon repeat their success, or does Ironwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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