Soccer Game Preview: Anthem Prep vs. Wickenburg

The Anthem Prep Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Wickenburg Wranglers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Anthem Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Phoenix Christian 9-1 last Friday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 8-0.

Anthem Prep hit Phoenix Christian with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Julia Bartolome (3), Sanya Shah (2), Vanessa Hughes (2), and Hailey Ditter (2).

Meanwhile, Wickenburg hadn't done well against River Valley recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Wickenburg skirted past River Valley 2-1.

Wickenburg's record now sits at 6-1. As for Anthem Prep, the win got them back to even at 4-4.

Anthem Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Wickenburg in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will Anthem Prep repeat their success, or does Wickenburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.