The Valley Pirates will square off against the Joseph City Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Monday, Valley rang in the new year with a 60-47 victory over Red Mesa. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Joseph City). They breezed by Red Rock to the tune of 82-38 on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Joseph City's win came from a few key players Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jaxon Arnell, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 17 points in addition to six assists and six boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. 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 rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Joseph City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, 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.
Valley came up short against Joseph City in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 45-36. Will Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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