# Match Record: Iron Sharpens Iron - Intermediate (2025-01-15)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 20:35:55
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8047630721
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-01-15
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** Iron Sharpens Iron - Intermediate
- **Location:** 1135 N Recker Rd, Mesa, AZ 85205, USA 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 2-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average Rated Score: 3.72)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Ben Bishop** (Player ID: RZJRRN) - Rating: 3.525, Location: Mesa, AZ, US
- **Kevin Criddle** (Player ID: KOQQMO) - Rating: 3.983, Location: Mesa, AZ, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Scott Brogdon** (Player ID: 84JZ4M) - Rating: 3.936, Location: Mesa, AZ, US
- **alex shaffer** (Player ID: 3LP4NK) - Rating: 3.449, Location: Chandler, AZ, US

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