Fort Thomas and Joseph City are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Fort Thomas Apaches are taking a road trip to challenge the Joseph City Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fort Thomas comes in on 12 and Joseph City on 13.
Fort Thomas is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging an 86-23 win over Ray. The Apaches have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 27 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Joseph City took their matchup on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 59-13 victory over Ash Fork. The Wildcats is also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the 18 contest they've won by 20+ points or more this season.
Fort Thomas better focus on containing Audrey Neill and Amber Neill as the pair were huge in Joseph City's win. Audrey went 5 for 12 on her way to 13 points and four steals, while Amber posted 15 points. Amber is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Gabrielle Jesmer was another key player, putting up six points and four steals.
Joseph City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 32 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Joseph City's win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-4. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.6 points per game. As for Fort Thomas, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Fort Thomas came up short against Joseph City when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 49-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jesmer, who went 7 of 13 en route to 18 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Now that Fort Thomas knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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