Basketball Preview: Joseph City Wildcats vs. Chinle Wildcats
The Joseph City Wildcats just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Chinle Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Joseph City knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Chinle likes a good challenge.
Joseph City is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Northland Prep Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Joseph City blew Northland Prep Academy out of the water with a 56-11 final score. The 56-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Audrey Neill, who went 6 for 11 en route to 12 points plus eight steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season. Gabrielle Jesmer was another key player, earning three points in addition to six assists and five steals.
Joseph City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Chinle didn't have too much trouble with Snowflake on Tuesday as they won 51-36. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Joseph City pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.9 points. As for Chinle, their record now sits at 2-0.
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