Wickenburg is 6-1 against Parker since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The two teams will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 18th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Wickenburg is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Wickenburg suffered their biggest loss since December 5, 2023 on Friday. They took a serious blow against Camp Verde, falling 67-29. Wickenburg has not had much luck with Camp Verde recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Parker's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 58-51 to Needles. While losing is never fun, Parker can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 158th in Arizona, while Needles is ranked 19th in California).
Wickenburg's defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 3-13. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 17.7 points per game. As for Parker, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Wickenburg was taken down by Parker 68-31 when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Wickenburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
