Basketball Recap: St. Augustine Catholic Wolves vs. Joseph City Wildcats
St. Augustine Catholic entered their contest against Joseph City on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The St. Augustine Catholic Wolves had to suffer through a 75-37 loss at the hands of the Joseph City Wildcats. The Wolves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-13.
Several Wolves players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Carlos Acuna, who had 19 points. Acuna's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Robert Fuentes, who posted six points plus two blocks.
Joseph City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Eli James led the charge by going 6 for 10 en route to 14 points plus two steals. James has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaimen Tsosie, who earned 13 points along with three steals.
St. Augustine Catholic now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Joseph City, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
St. Augustine Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Patagonia at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Joseph City, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll take on Bisbee at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Joseph City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69 points per game this season.
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