After each having a week off, the Tempe Buffaloes and the ALA - Ironwood Warriors will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Tempe focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four two weeks ago.
Tempe had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Benjamin Franklin put an end to it two weeks ago. Tempe was beaten by Benjamin Franklin 56-6. The Buffaloes' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, ALA - Ironwood made easy work of Crismon last Friday and carried off a 44-21 victory. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 23 points or more this season.
Jett Brewster and Ayden Williams were among the main playmakers for ALA - Ironwood as the former rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries and the latter rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Marques Dorsey made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, ALA - Ironwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crismon only rushed for 147.
Tempe's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for ALA - Ironwood, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Tempe was taken down by ALA - Ironwood 41-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Williams, who rushed for 236 yards and four touchdowns. Now that Tempe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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