Kingman has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Wickenburg Wranglers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kingman will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on October 11th (they won by 36) but last Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Winslow , sneaking past 17-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Kingman has posted since October 19, 2023.
Meanwhile, Wickenburg never let their opponents score on Friday. They claimed a resounding 40-0 win over Chino Valley. Considering the Wranglers have won four matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nick Formica continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 191 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Wickenburg's defense and their four sacks. Jesse Pittman was especially locked on to Chino Valley's QB and sacked him twice. Pittman also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Wickenburg is 5-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise. Another thorn in Chino Valley's side was Edgar Camarena, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Kingman now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Wickenburg, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Kingman took a serious blow against Wickenburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 40-0. Thankfully for Kingman, Klayton Smid (who rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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