Basketball Game Preview: Joseph City Wildcats vs. Williams Vikings

The Joseph City Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Williams Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Joseph City comes in on seven and Williams on six.

Joseph City is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Mayer: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Joseph City blew Mayer out of the water with an 83-9 final score. The contest marked Joseph City's most dominant win of the season.

April Neill continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 26 points and ten steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Amber Neill, who went 6 for 10 on her way to 13 points in addition to seven boards and six steals.

Joseph City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 32 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 26 consecutive games dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Williams was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past BASIS Flagstaff 58-30. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 25 points or more this season.

Joseph City's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.7 points per game. As for Williams, their record is now 9-4.

Everything came up roses for Joseph City against Williams when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 66-29 win. In that contest, Joseph City amassed a halftime lead of 39-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.