The Wickenburg Wranglers will head out on the road to face off against the Yuma Criminals 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'.
Last Thursday, Wickenburg came up short against Mohave and fell 24-14. The Wranglers have struggled against the Thunderbirds recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Although Wickenburg took the loss, they still got scores from Nick Formica and Aidan Wayas.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 42 points the game before, Yuma was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were beaten by ALA - West Foothills 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).
Wickenburg's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Yuma, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Wickenburg beat Yuma 21-9 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wickenburg since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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