Basketball Recap: Cort Miller and Eli James Secure Win for Joseph City

Wildcats

Previous 2 Games

12/19/24 vs Kingman	72-59
12/19/24 vs Red Mesa	49-35

Joseph City lost to Kingman back in December of 2016, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The Joseph City Wildcats came out on top against the Kingman Bulldogs by a score of 72-59. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.

Leading Joseph City to victory were Eli James and Cort Miller. James almost dropped a triple-double on 26 points, ten rebounds, and nine steals, while Miller went 8 of 12 on his way to 20 points in addition to five assists and five boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which James has scored at least a third of Joseph City's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Arnell, who posted 11 points.

Joseph City has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Kingman, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Joseph City and Many Farms will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for Kingman, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on River Valley at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025.