Ironwood Ridge hasn't had much luck against Sahuaro recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks will challenge the Sahuaro Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ironwood Ridge is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Salpointe Catholic on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ironwood Ridge was dealt a 62-28 loss at the hands of Salpointe Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Nighthawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Lancers are ranked third).
Meanwhile, after a string of 12 wins, Sahuaro's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 52-44 to Mica Mountain. The game was a 20-20 toss-up at halftime, but the Cougars couldn't quite close it out.
Ironwood Ridge will need focus on slowing down Maggie Boyd, one of several Sahuaro players who made an impact when they last played. She posted four points in addition to eight boards and four blocks. The dominant performance gave Boyd a new career-high in blocks. Carly Coolidge was another key player, putting up ten points and five rebounds.
Ironwood Ridge now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Sahuaro, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-6.
Ironwood Ridge couldn't quite finish off Sahuaro in their previous meeting back in January of 2022 and fell 43-40. Can Ironwood Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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