Basketball Game Preview: Williams Vikings vs. Ash Fork Spartans

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Previous Games

12/12/24 - Home	24-51 L
12/06/24 - Home	27-25 W
02/01/24 - Home	57-30 W
01/27/24 - Away	40-33 W
01/12/24 - Home	49-40 W
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Williams has gone 9-1 against Ash Fork recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Williams Vikings will take on the Ash Fork Spartans at 5:30 p.m.

Last Friday, Williams was beaten by Mogollon 56-27. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ash Fork). They blew past Seligman 69-19 on Monday. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 27 points or more this season.

Ash Fork's win came from a few key players Williams will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Isabella Acosta, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 steals. Acosta is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Crystal Nixon was another key player, going 7 for 10 en route to 14 points and four steals.

Ash Fork was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 6 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 5.8.

Ash Fork has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.7 points. As for Williams, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.

Williams was dealt a bruising 51-24 loss at the hands of Ash Fork when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Williams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.