The St. Johns Redskins will head out to face off against the Joseph City Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Joseph City took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Johns, who comes in off a win.
While Redskins fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Wednesday's season opener. They walked away with a 62-54 victory over Holbrook on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Joseph City unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 69-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northland Prep Academy.
St. Johns will need to focus on slowing down Eli James, one of several Joseph City players who made an impact when they last played. He shot 60% from the field en route to 20 points and three steals. James' big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaimen Tsosie, who went 6-for-10 to rack up 15 points.
Everything went St. Johns' way against Joseph City when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as St. Johns made off with a 75-50 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tsosie, who posted 18 points and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Redskins still be able to contain Tsosie? There's only one way to find out.
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