The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ironwood Ridge is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Ironwood Ridge is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since December 21, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against Sahuaro, falling 73-49. While losing is never fun, the Nighthawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Cougars are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Mica Mountain came into Thursday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They strolled past Walden Grove with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 91-76.
Mica Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 13-10. As for Ironwood Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Ironwood Ridge came up short against Mica Mountain in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 73-60. Can Ironwood Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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