Ironwood Ridge was the 77-52 winner over Walden Grove when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks fell just short of the Walden Grove Red Wolves by a score of 55-52 on Wednesday. The Nighthawks just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row.
| 01/29/25 vs Walden Grove | 17 |
| 01/23/25 vs Mica Mountain | 27 |
| 01/21/25 vs Sahuaro | 22 |
| 01/17/25 @ Salpointe Catholic | 15 |
| 01/15/25 @ Walden Grove | 26 |
Several Nighthawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Carter Brown, who posted 17 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. Brown's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. David Baba was another key player, putting up six points along with six rebounds and four blocks.
Walden Grove got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Caden Green out in front who scored 17 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Green a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi Kuti George, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Ironwood Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Walden Grove, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 14-11.
Ironwood Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 58-50 defeat against Salpointe Catholic on the 4th. Walden Grove has also already played their next contest, a 78-43 victory against Pueblo on the 31st.
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