Ironwood Ridge is 1-9 against Sahuaro since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sahuaro Cougars at 7:00 p.m. That match will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Jaidyn Saucedo and Carly Coolidge.
Ironwood Ridge will head into Tuesday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 66-21 loss at the hands of Salpointe Catholic. The game marked the Nighthawks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sahuaro, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with a 49-41 victory over Walden Grove on Tuesday.
Sahuaro's win came from a few key players Ironwood Ridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Coolidge, who posted 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Harmony Twito, who earned nine points and three steals.
Sahuaro is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points per game. As for Ironwood Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Ironwood Ridge came up short against Sahuaro in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 41-35. Will Ironwood Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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