The Ironwood Eagles will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Mountain Pointe Pride at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ironwood has three straight victories, Mountain Pointe has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Ironwood proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 21) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out ALA - West Foothills 5-3.
The team relied heavily on Lane Stilwell, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Mountain Pointe didn't have quite enough to beat Marana on Saturday and fell 4-2.
Brayden Hawley put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Hawley was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Mountain Pointe's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Ironwood, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Mountain Pointe's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Ironwood hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .328. It's a different story for Mountain Pointe, though, as they've only averaged .136. Will they be able to contain Ironwood's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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