Walden Grove entered their match against Ironwood Ridge on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Walden Grove Red Wolves came up short against the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks, falling 77-52. The Red Wolves were down 61-37 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
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Walden Grove's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Malachi Kuti George, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Kuti George a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mitchel Collins, who posted nine points.
Leading Ironwood Ridge to victory were Carter Brown and Dalton Yarmolovich. Brown earned 26 points and five rebounds, while Yarmolovich had 18 points and six boards. Lucas Anderson was another key player, putting up 14 points and six rebounds.
Walden Grove's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8. As for Ironwood Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Walden Grove wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 66-62 loss against Sahuaro on the 17th. Ironwood Ridge has also already played their next match, a 62-47 defeat against Salpointe Catholic on the 17th.
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