It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wickenburg can now relate to. They took a hard 21-7 fall against the Florence Gophers on Friday. The Wranglers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Wickenburg still got an impressive performance from Nick Formica, who rushed for 231 yards. Formica's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 140 rushing yards.
Even if they lost, Wickenburg's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Sawyer Mcclure.
Florence had a senior duo take command as Malik Smith rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown and Logan Stenson rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns. Wyatt Stenson was in the mix too, providing Florence with two touchdowns.
Wickenburg's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Florence, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Wickenburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Florence has already played their next matchup, a 38-9 defeat against Thatcher on the 15th.
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