Highlights
- Chaparral defeated Ironwood 77-76 in overtime on Dec. 11 at home.
- The Firebirds have won four of their last six games heading into mid-December.
- The overtime win follows back-to-back losses to Arcadia and Saguaro earlier in the week.
The Chaparral Firebirds held off Ironwood 77-76 in overtime Thursday in Scottsdale, escaping with a one-point win in one of the tighter finishes of their early season, according to the team's schedule on MaxPreps.
The victory gives Chaparral four wins in its last six games. The Firebirds opened the stretch with three straight wins — a 67-51 decision over Dysart on Nov. 24, a 50-32 win over Horizon on Nov. 25, and a 73-58 victory against Cesar Chavez on Nov. 29 — before dropping consecutive road and home games. Chaparral fell 73-54 at Arcadia on Dec. 3 and then lost 77-62 to Saguaro at home on Dec. 4.
The Firebirds steadied themselves with a 72-60 road win at Desert Mountain on Dec. 9 before Thursday's overtime escape against Ironwood.
The MaxPreps schedule page does not include individual statistical leaders for the Ironwood game. The Signal will update this story if box-score details become available.
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