Morenci and Thatcher are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Morenci Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Thatcher Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Morenci will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Last Monday, Morenci humbled Santa Rita with a 77-47 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Eagles are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Thatcher duked it out withEmpire on Tuesday. Thatcher came out on top against Empire by a score of 84-74. The win was familiar territory for the Eagles who have now won three matches in a row.
Thatcher pushed their record up to 16-10 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.0 points per game. As for Morenci, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.
Morenci beat Thatcher 54-45 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Does Morenci have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thatcher turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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