Football Preview: Wickenburg Wranglers vs. Chino Valley Cougars
Wickenburg is 9-0 against Chino Valley since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wickenburg Wranglers will venture away from home to square off against the Chino Valley Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Wickenburg's defense has only allowed 14.9 points per game this season, so Chino Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Wickenburg humbled Yuma with a 34-6 victory. Considering the Wranglers have won three contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nick Formica continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 325 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Chino Valley's offense. They were beaten by Kingman 36-0 last Friday. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Wickenburg's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Chino Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Wickenburg against Chino Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 67-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wickenburg since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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