Tuba City lost against Chinle last Wednesday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Tuba City Warriors fell 37-24 to the Chinle Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Wildcats are ranked fourth).
01/17/25 @ Chinle | 5 |
12/20/23 vs Snowflake | 5 |
12/13/24 @ Pinon | 4 |
01/03/24 @ St. Michael | 4 |
12/10/24 vs Winslow | 3 |
Tuba City's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jana West, who posted four points and five rebounds, and Eriana Begay, who put up seven points. That's the most boards West has posted since back in December of 2023.
Chinle's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Qoah Yazzie led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds. Noelle Walker also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Tuba City and nudges their season record down to 12-8. As for Chinle, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 19-1.
Tuba City has already played their next match, a 59-56 defeat against Ganado on the 24th. As for Chinle, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 55-20 win against Miyamura on the 18th.
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