On Wednesday, Notre Dame Prep faced Ironwood in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Notre Dame Prep Saints came up short against the Ironwood Eagles, falling 74-54. The match was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Saints struggled afterwards.
I'Yar Shadowvine was his usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-5 from beyond the arc and dropping a double-double on 15 points and 13 assists for Ironwood. Ironwood is 7-1 when Shadowvine posts eight or more assists, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Brownstein, who went 5 of 10 en route to 12 points and five assists.
Notre Dame Prep's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3. As for Ironwood, they moved to 9-5 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Notre Dame Prep will face off against Desert Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Mountain knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Notre Dame Prep likes a good challenge. As for Ironwood, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 95-52 win against Kellis on the 9th.
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