Wickenburg is 2-8 against Northwest Christian since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wickenburg Wranglers will head out on the road to challenge the Northwest Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wickenburg has struggled recently with 11 defeats in a row, while Northwest Christian will arrive with six straight wins.
Last Friday, Wickenburg had to suffer through a rough 76-37 loss at the hands of Camp Verde. Wickenburg has struggled against Camp Verde recently, as their contest on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Even though Northwest Christian has not done well against Fountain Hills recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Northwest Christian walked away with a 57-45 win over Fountain Hills.
Wickenburg's defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-19. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 28.2 points per game. As for Northwest Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Wickenburg was taken down by Northwest Christian 83-16 in their previous meeting back in January. Can Wickenburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
