The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks will head out to challenge the Walden Grove Red Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
On Monday, Ironwood Ridge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 63-61 win over Canyon del Oro. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Nighthawks.
Meanwhile, Walden Grove posted their biggest victory since December 28, 2024 on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Rio Rico as Walden Grove made off with a 71-46 win. Given the Red Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Hawks are ranked 309th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Walden Grove's win came from a few key players Ironwood Ridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mitchel Collins, who went 8 of 15 en route to 21 points and six rebounds. Those 21 points gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Malachi Kuti George, who made all 7 shots he took to post 16 points and six rebounds.
Walden Grove was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Ironwood Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Walden Grove, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
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