The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks will head out on the road to challenge the Buena Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ironwood Ridge is headed out to face Buena after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Ironwood Ridge came out on top against Seton Catholic by a score of 28-20 on Thursday. The Nighthawks pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Sentinels cut but never quite recovered from.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Jaiden Martinez and his top target Matthew Kroner. Martinez threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns while Kroner picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Kroner got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of77 yards.
Ironwood Ridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cruz Valdivia and Samuel Kleving. Valdivia also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Buena had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They really took it to Fairfax for the full four quarters, racking up a 68-19 win on the road. With the Colts ahead 42-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Nash Moore was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 231 yards and five touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. Andres Bonilla helped Moore out on the ground, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Buena was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 503 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Ironwood Ridge lost to Buena on the road by a decisive 35-20 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Ironwood Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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