Basketball Recap: Chinle Snaps Six-Game Streak of Wins at Home

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

12/21/24 vs Joseph City	56-69
12/20/24 vs Pine Hill	66-40
12/19/24 vs Navajo Prep	43-37
12/19/24 vs Rough Rock	69-24
12/17/24 @ Kanab	41-55

If Chinle was feeling good fresh off their 66-40 takedown of Pine Hill last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Chinle Wildcats took a 69-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Joseph City Wildcats on Saturday. Chinle's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Joseph City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cort Miller, who posted 17 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals. Miller has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaimen Tsosie, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 17 points and four steals.

Chinle's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5. As for Joseph City, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chinle will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Window Rock at 7:30 p.m. on January 4, 2025. Joseph City will also get a bit of a break before their next game: they'll face off against Ash Fork at 7:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Joseph City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season.