It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fort Thomas can now relate to. They fell 64-55 to the Joseph City Wildcats on Friday. The Apaches haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Adaia Lorenzo
02/28/25 vs Joseph City | 71% |
12/28/23 vs Valley Union | 67% |
12/17/24 @ Superior | 64% |
01/25/24 @ Baboquivari | 64% |
12/08/23 vs Mogollon | 60% |
Fort Thomas' loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Adaia Lorenzo, who went 5-for-7 to rack up 17 points. The dominant performance also gave Lorenzo a new career-high in shooting accuracy (71%). Another player making a difference was Corey Cody, who posted nine points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
Joseph City was led to victory by Amber Neill and Audrey Neill. Amber shot 56% from the field on her way to 24 points along with seven boards and five steals, while Audrey went 7-for-10 en route to 20 points and six steals. Amber is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 11 games she's played. April Neill was another key player, putting up seven points.
Fort Thomas' defeat dropped their record down to 30-6. As for Joseph City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 31-5 record this season.
As of now, neither Fort Thomas nor Joseph City have any future games scheduled.
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