The Salpointe Catholic Lancers will challenge the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Ironwood Ridge will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Salpointe Catholic extended their winning streak to three on Wednesday. The Lancers were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Maricopa.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-11, 25-20.
Ironwood Ridge not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since September 29th (when they won 3-0). They blew past Walden Grove 3-0. The Nighthawks haven't had any issues with the Red Wolves recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-12, 25-20.
Salpointe Catholic better focus on containing Lydia Litkenhus and Marcella Landers as the pair were huge in Ironwood Ridge's win. Litkenhus had 24 assists, while Landers had 16 assists. That's the most assists Landers has posted over her last seven matchups.
Salpointe Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 24-7. As for Ironwood Ridge, they now have a winning record of 16-15.
Salpointe Catholic beat Ironwood Ridge 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. Will the Lancers repeat their success, or do the Nighthawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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