Basketball Game Preview: Ash Fork Spartans vs. Music Mountain Warriors

The Ash Fork Spartans will challenge the Music Mountain Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Ash Fork is headed into Wednesday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were beaten by Joseph City 58-16 on Friday. The Spartans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-11.

Meanwhile, Music Mountain had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They escaped with a win back in December of 2024 against BASIS Flagstaff by the margin of a single free throw, 1-0. The one-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Music Mountain's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Ash Fork, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.

Ash Fork took their victory against Music Mountain when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 41-20. Will Ash Fork repeat their success, or does Music Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.