Willow Canyon is 0-6 against Ironwood since September of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Willow Canyon Wildcats will welcome the Ironwood Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Willow Canyon was able to grind out a solid victory over Brawley, taking the game 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Willow Canyon.
Willow Canyon easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Ironwood beat Lake Havasu 3-1 on Wednesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 23-25, 25-11.
Ironwood can attribute much of their success to Olivia Schild, who had eight digs.
Ironwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive games.
Willow Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Ironwood, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
Willow Canyon came up short against Ironwood when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Willow Canyon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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