Ironwood is 3-0 against Desert Mountain since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Ironwood Eagles will look to defend their home pitch against the Desert Mountain Wolves at 6:00 p.m. Ironwood will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Ironwood has not lost a match since December 28, 2023, a trend which continued in their latest game on Monday. They had just enough and edged Centennial out 4-3. Given Ironwood's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Centennial is ranked 44th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ironwood hit Centennial with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Edgar Ocampo (2),
Bryan Romero, and
Javier Valle.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Desert Mountain rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Nighthawks a 3-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Desert Mountain, who have now won seven matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Desert Mountain was without their leading scorer, Lucas Blumling, in Thursday's matchup. With Blumling sidelined, Desert Mountain had to make some changes to the lineup. And.
Ironwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3-1 record this season. As for Desert Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 13-8-1.
Ironwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Desert Mountain in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 1-0. Does Ironwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Desert Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
