The Tuba City Warriors and the Page Sand Devils will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Tuba City lost to Snowflake on the road by a 49-34 margin. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Lobos recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Page posted their biggest win since November 29th on Monday. They blew past Pinon 68-47. With the Sand Devils ahead 41-17 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Tuba City better keep an eye on Joseph Benally. He was instrumental in Page's win, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 12 steals. The dominant performance gave Benally a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Tyree Stingley, who went 7 of 12 en route to 18 points along with six boards and three steals.
Page smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Tuba City now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Page, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
Tuba City was taken down by Page 72-44 in their previous meeting back in January. Can Tuba City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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