Willcox hasn't had much luck against St. Augustine Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Willcox Cowboys will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Augustine Catholic Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Willcox came up into this matchup off a tough 22-point loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Benson by a score of 49-46 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Cowboys have suffered since November 28, 2023.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine Catholic fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Santa Rita on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 43-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. While the Wolves didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 12-6 in the first quarter.
St. Augustine Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Willcox, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
Willcox came up short against St. Augustine Catholic in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 50-41. Thankfully for Willcox, Peter Dogbegah (who posted 24 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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