The ALA - Ironwood Warriors will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Payson Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. ALA - Ironwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.3 points per game this season.
ALA - Ironwood is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Florence just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Gophers 30-25. The Warriors have struggled against the Gophers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
ALA - Ironwood might have lost, but man, Jett Brewster was a machine: he rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 134 yards and a touchdown. Ayden Williams handled things on the ground, rushing for 98 yards.
Meanwhile, Payson hadn't done well against Show Low recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Payson narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Show Low 24-21.
Payson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Payson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mason Hererra and Treigh Marinelli.
Payson has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.0 points per game. As for ALA - Ironwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
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