Ironwood hasn't had much luck against Verrado recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ironwood Eagles will host 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 had to suffer through a 40-12 loss at the hands of the Cougars. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Khavontae Paul put forth a good effort for the losing side as he 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, everything came up roses for Verrado on the road against Goldwater on Friday as the team secured a 53-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vipers.
Jack Isidore was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 77 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked 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 took a serious blow against Verrado when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 54-7. 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? There's only one way to find out.
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