The Maricopa Rams's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Ironwood Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Wednesday, Maricopa got the win against Casa Grande by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Maricopa took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-15.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Ironwood rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 3-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Ironwood was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-21, 25-8.
Keira Allen and Ashley Logan were among the main playmakers for Ironwood as the former had 16 digs and the latter hit 83.3% for ten kills and 16 digs, three aces, and a block. The last time Logan's hitting percentage was this high was back in September of 2023.
Ironwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive games.
Ironwood pushed their record up to 13-18 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Maricopa, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-13 record this season.
Maricopa beat Ironwood 2-0 when the teams last played back in September. Will Maricopa repeat their success, or does Ironwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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