The Lake Havasu Knights will head out to square off against the Ironwood Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Havasu has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 20.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 84-54, which was the final score in Lake Havasu's tilt against Sunrise Mountain on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Mustangs are ranked 120th).
01/29/25 vs Sunrise Mountain | 11 |
01/21/25 @ Kellis | 10 |
11/20/24 vs Sierra Linda | 10 |
01/07/25 @ Independence | 8 |
12/05/24 @ Mohave | 7 |
Despite their loss, Lake Havasu saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Ethan Royes, who posted 11 points, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance gave Royes a new career-high in points. Halo Jump was another key player, putting up nine points.
Meanwhile, everything went Ironwood's way against Kellis on Wednesday as Ironwood made off with an 89-67 win. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Ironwood has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.3 points per game. As for Lake Havasu, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Lake Havasu was taken down by Ironwood 85-40 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Lake Havasu avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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