The Joseph City Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Valley Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Joseph City is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Joseph City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Red Rock 82-38 on Tuesday. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 26 points or more this season.
| 01/07/25 vs Red Rock | 17 |
| 12/21/24 @ Chinle | 14 |
| 12/19/24 vs Kingman | 11 |
| 12/14/24 vs The Gregory School | 5 |
| 12/06/24 @ St. Johns | 5 |
Joseph City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaxon Arnell led the charge by going 6 of 14 en route to 17 points along with six assists and six boards. Those 17 points gave Arnell a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli James, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 17 points and six steals.
Joseph City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Red Mesa on Monday, taking the game 60-47. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Joseph City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Valley, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Joseph City beat Valley 45-36 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Does Joseph City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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