With a playoff game on the line, Ironwood rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Maricopa Rams , sneaking past 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Ironwood was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (111-98), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 25-23, 27-25, 19-25, 15-13.
Ironwood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Keira Allen led the charge by getting 14 digs. Allen has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Ironwood has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-18 record this season. As for Maricopa, they moved to 23-14 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Ironwood will venture away from home to take on Sunrise Mountain at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sunrise Mountain is coming into the matchup with nine straight victories at home, so Ironwood will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Maricopa does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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