Basketball Recap: Make It Ten in a Row for Joseph City

Wildcats

Previous Games

01/14/25 vs Mayer	84-26
01/11/25 @ Music Mountain	78-58
01/09/25 @ Valley	61-45
01/07/25 vs Red Rock	82-38
01/04/25 vs Hopi	76-44
+ 5 more games

Joseph City had won nine straight games and Eli James did his part to make it ten on Tuesday. The Joseph City Wildcats took their match with ease, bagging an 84-26 win over the Mayer Wildcats thanks in part to James, who went 10 for 14 on his way to 24 points and five steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last ten games he's played.

Heston Miller was another key player, putting up seven points along with six boards and three steals. What's more, he also racked up two blocks, the most he's had since back in November of 2024.

Joseph City is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Mayer, they dropped their record down to 1-13 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Joseph City has already played their next game (against Williams), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mayer will venture away from home to square off against Ash Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mayer is facing Ash Fork at the right time seeing as Ash Fork is stuck on a three-game losing streak.