02/04/25 vs Williams | 35 |
01/31/25 vs Fort Thomas | 24 |
01/28/25 vs Ash Fork | 22 |
01/24/25 @ Grand Canyon | 23 |
01/23/25 @ BASIS Flagstaff | 24 |
Williams came into Tuesday's matchup looking for another win against Joseph City, but Eli James wouldn't allow it. The Joseph City Wildcats walked away with a 76-63 victory over the Williams Vikings on Tuesday thanks in part to James, who went 14 for 22 en route to 35 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The contest was his seventh in a row with at least ten points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Cort Miller, who posted seven points in addition to nine assists and five boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists.
Despite the loss, Williams saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Josh Rue-Wilbur went 6 of 15 on his way to 22 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Rue-Wilbur continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Cade Trimble, who went 6 for 10 en route to 12 points and six boards.
Joseph City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.6 points per game. As for Williams, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9.
Joseph City will take on Mayer at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Joseph City is facing Mayer at the right time seeing as Mayer is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. Williams does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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