Basketball Game Preview: Kingman Academy Tigers vs. Wickenburg Wranglers

The Kingman Academy Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Wickenburg Wranglers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kingman Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.

On Tuesday, Kingman Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against River Valley, but they still walked away with a 52-47 victory.

Meanwhile, Wickenburg was beaten by Highland Prep 82-35 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Wranglers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Honey Badgers are ranked 125th).

Wickenburg has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-9 record this season. As for Kingman Academy, the win got them back to even at 3-3.

Kingman Academy beat Wickenburg 48-41 when the teams last played back in February of 2020. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kingman Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.