Ironwood is 8-0 against Sunrise Mountain since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Ironwood Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs at 2:00 p.m. on February 24th. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Last Tuesday, Ironwood faced Campo Verde in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Ironwood never let Campo Verde onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Gavin Sanchez had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Ironwood.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Sunrise Mountain sidestepped Casteel for a 2-1 victory.
Ironwood pushed their record up to 18-3-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Sunrise Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5-2 record this season.
Ironwood took their win against Sunrise Mountain in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 5-0. Will Ironwood repeat their success, or does Sunrise Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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