Ironwood Ridge entered their game against Sahuaro on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks took a 62-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sahuaro Cougars. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Nighthawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 67-39 back in December of 2024.
| 01/21/25 vs Sahuaro | 22 |
| 01/17/25 @ Salpointe Catholic | 15 |
| 01/15/25 @ Walden Grove | 26 |
Despite the loss, Ironwood Ridge still got an impressive performance from Carter Brown, who posted 22 points and six boards. Brown's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Derek Overton, who had eight points.
Leading Sahuaro to victory were Cisco Llamas and Jamaal McCraney. Llamas put up 11 points in addition to eight rebounds and six assists, while McCraney went 8 of 10 en route to 17 points and six boards. Those 17 points gave McCraney a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Santini, who earned seven points and eight rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Ironwood Ridge and nudges their season record down to 9-9. As for Sahuaro, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-1.
Ironwood Ridge has already played their next match, a 73-60 loss against Mica Mountain on the 23rd. As for Sahuaro, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-62 defeat against Salpointe Catholic on the 23rd.
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