A victory for Flowing Wells just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 38-17 to the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks. The Caballeros have struggled against the Nighthawks recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Flowing Wells lost, don't look at Alfredo Guzman. Despite the final result, he rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Guzman a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Flowing Wells was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
Flowing Wells didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Alex Thompson and Benicio Ruiz.
Jaiden Martinez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 66 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns for Ironwood Ridge. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Matthew Kroner, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Flowing Wells' record now sits at 3-3. As for Ironwood Ridge, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Flowing Wells has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Flowing Wells is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29 points per game this season. As for Ironwood Ridge, they will challenge Tucson High Magnet School at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tucson High Magnet School will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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