Ironwood hasn't had much luck against Sunrise Mountain recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Ironwood Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ironwood comes in on four and Sunrise Mountain on three.
Ironwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Maricopa out 3-2.
Ironwood was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (111-98), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-23, 27-25, 19-25, 15-13.
Ironwood's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Keira Allen, who had 14 digs. Allen has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Sunrise Mountain got the win against Arizona College Prep on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Sunrise Mountain was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-10, 25-12.
Sunrise Mountain can attribute much of their success to Kami Milner, who had 12 digs, and Aubree Manning, who had six digs and three aces.
Sunrise Mountain's win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 31-8. As for Ironwood, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-18 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Ironwood has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Sunrise Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ironwood might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Sunrise Mountain in their previous matchup back in October. Can Ironwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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