Safford hasn't had much luck against Thatcher recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Safford Bulldogs will welcome the Thatcher Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Safford knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Thatcher likes a good challenge.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 100-68, which was the final score in Safford's tilt against Sabino on Monday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (56), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Thatcher was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 61-55 to Palo Verde.
Safford's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Thatcher, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 13-10.
Safford was able to grind out a solid victory over Thatcher when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 67-54. Will Safford repeat their success, or does Thatcher have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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