Nighthawks
| 11/13/25 vs ALA - Queen Creek | 2-3 |
| 11/10/25 vs ALA - Gilbert North | 3-0 |
| 11/06/25 vs Arcadia | 3-1 |
| 10/30/25 vs Rincon/University | 3-0 |
| 10/28/25 @ Marana | 3-0 |
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ironwood Ridge can now relate to. They fell just short of the ALA - Queen Creek Patriots by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Nighthawks' defeat signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Ironwood Ridge actually scored more points across those five sets (110-104), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-22, 14-25, 28-26, 15-12.
Ashlyn Quiri paced Ironwood Ridge's offense, picking up 25 kills. Quiri got some help from Lydia Litkenhus and her 45 assists. Finally, Isabela Kemper kept Ironwood Ridge's defense grounded, leading the team with seven blocks.
ALA - Queen Creek can attribute much of their success to Miley Hakes, who had 13 digs and four assists.
Ironwood Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 24-16. As for ALA - Queen Creek, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 26-8.
Ironwood Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for ALA - Queen Creek, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Salpointe Catholic on the 15th.
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