Basketball Preview: Wickenburg Wranglers vs. Bagdad Sultans
Wickenburg is 5-0 against Bagdad since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Wickenburg Wranglers will be playing at home against the Bagdad Sultans at 5:30 p.m. Neither Wickenburg nor Bagdad posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Wickenburg is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against ALA - West Foothills on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wickenburg was beaten by ALA - West Foothills 67-14. The match marked the Wranglers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Bagdad was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. The contest between them and Anthem Prep didn't end well, with Bagdad falling 37-21.
Bagdad's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Wickenburg, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-2.
Wickenburg strolled past Bagdad in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 45-27. Will Wickenburg repeat their success, or does Bagdad have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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