The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks are taking a road trip to take on the Salpointe Catholic Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ironwood Ridge comes in on six and Salpointe Catholic on 14.
If Salpointe Catholic heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Ironwood Ridge took over last week. Ironwood Ridge blew past Pusch Ridge Christian Academy 5-1 on Monday. The Nighthawks' winning goal came courtesy of Byron Kappes.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Salpointe Catholic made sure to put some goals up on the board against Mica Mountain on Tuesday. They never let the Thunderbolts onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won 14 matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Salpointe Catholic's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Diegoctavio Garcia Yanez got a bit more time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 52.1). Garcia Yanez made the most of the opportunity, putting up one assist A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Salpointe Catholic's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those ten games. As for Ironwood Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1-1.
Ironwood Ridge skirted past Salpointe Catholic 2-1 when the teams last played back in December of 2017. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ironwood Ridge since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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