The Wickenburg Wranglers are taking a road trip to square off against the North Valley Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wickenburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Trivium Prep 59-56. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Wranglers as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
01/07/25 @ Trivium Prep | 6 |
12/19/24 vs Kingman Academy | 7 |
12/06/24 vs Tonopah Valley | 3 |
12/06/24 @ Cicero Prep Academy | 4 |
12/06/24 vs Valley Lutheran | 4 |
Nick Formica was his usual excellent self, putting up 15 points in addition to seven boards and six steals. Formica is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Easton Forbrook, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 17 boards.
Wickenburg was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, North Valley Christian Academy entered their tilt with Arizona Lutheran Academy on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They managed a 52-47 win over the Coyotes.
North Valley Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Wickenburg, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-11.
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