Ironwood hasn't had much luck against Verrado recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ironwood Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Verrado Vipers at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Ironwood focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up eight on Thursday.
Ironwood is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Kellis just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Cougars on the road and fell 40-12. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
The losing side was boosted by Khavontae Paul, who rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 44 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 128 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Verrado was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Goldwater 53-14 on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vipers.
Jack Isidore went supernova for Verrado, rushing for 77 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, while also picking up 42 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Immanuel Perry, who rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
Having lost for the first time this season, Ironwood fell to 3-1. As for Verrado, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Ironwood has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 243.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Verrado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 159.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Ironwood was taken down by Verrado 54-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Verrado's Chase Gieszler, who threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. Now that Ironwood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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