The Wickenburg Wranglers will square off against the Mohave Accelerated Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wickenburg is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Wickenburg was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 51-46 to Chino Valley.
Meanwhile, Mohave Accelerated came up short against Needles on Thursday, falling 85-63. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 177th in Arizona, while the Mustangs are ranked 15th in California).
Mohave Accelerated's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Wickenburg, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Wickenburg might still be hurting after the 46-26 defeat they got from Mohave Accelerated in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mohave Accelerated's Noah Belton, who went 7 for 16 on his way to 19 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Now that Wickenburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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