The Yuma Criminals will face off against the Wickenburg Wranglers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Yuma is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points last Friday, they were much more limited against ALA - West Foothills on Friday. They were beaten by the Guardians 37-7. While losing is never fun, the Criminals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Guardians are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, Wickenburg came up short against Mohave on Thursday and fell 24-14. The loss continues a trend for the Wranglers in their matchups with the Thunderbirds: they've now lost three in a row.
Although Wickenburg took the loss, they still got scores from Nick Formica and Aidan Wayas.
This is the second loss in a row for Yuma and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Wickenburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Yuma came up short against Wickenburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 21-9. Thankfully for Yuma, Klayton Smid (who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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