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Catalina Foothills improved to 2-0 on the year after holding on to beat Ironwood Ridge 49-36 at home Friday night. The Falcons beat Casa Grande 60-44 on Wednesday but the victory over the Nighthawks proved more difficult as the game went on due to a late run that almost turned the game.
The Falcons took an early 15-2 lead but the Nighthawks battled back to cut the deficit down to 20-15 thanks to a 3 from Amy Senkerik to end the first half and a bucket from Keelie George to start the third quarter. That first surge was turned back with a shot from Allie Cartier and six straight points from Katie Burns. As the quarter was coming to an end, Reilly Clark stepped to the line and made two free throws and the Falcons regained a commanding 32-18 lead.
Ironwood Ridge could have folded at that point but the team had two more runs in them with the first fueled by a couple of bombs from Aspyn Nelson and the Nighthawks narrowed the margin down to 32-29 with 5:14 left. Clark pushed her team back u 36-29 but George forced the issue and the lead was cut back down to 37-34 with 3:18 left…..
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