The Tuba City Warriors will head out to face off against the Monument Valley Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tuba City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season.
Tuba City's tournament run continued when they took on Casteel on Friday. Tuba City took a 48-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Casteel.
| 01/03/25 @ Casteel | 3 |
| 01/03/25 vs Deer Valley | 6 |
| 01/02/25 vs Red Mountain | 2 |
| 12/21/24 vs Window Rock | 5 |
| 12/19/24 vs Page | 6 |
The losing side was boosted by Eriana Begay, who posted 14 points along with six boards and three steals. She has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Taimani Tso, who earned six points along with eight boards and four steals.
Even though they lost, Tuba City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Monument Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Coolidge two weeks ago and fell 41-38. The matchup marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Monument Valley and nudges their season record down to 7-5. As for Tuba City, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Tuba City couldn't quite finish off Monument Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 52-49. Can Tuba City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
