Warriors
| 02/08/25 @ Chinle | 42 |
| 02/07/25 @ Page | 53 |
| 02/06/25 vs Window Rock | 69 |
| 02/03/25 @ Page | 55 |
| 01/30/25 @ Window Rock | 65 |
| + 22 more games |
Tuba City and Ganado are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Tuba City Warriors will be playing at home against the Ganado Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tuba City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season.
Tuba City's tournament run continued when they took on Chinle on Saturday. Tuba City fell 53-42 to Chinle. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost four in a row.
The losing side was boosted by Aubrey Begaye, who posted nine points along with five boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Jana West, who earned five points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Ganado strolled past Hopi with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 59-42. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Bruins are ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tuba City better focus on containing Jasah McIntosh and Faith James as the pair were huge in Ganado's win. McIntosh went 8 of 17 en route to 20 points in addition to seven boards and five assists, while James went 6 for 14 to rack up 17 points along with five assists and five rebounds. James' evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. Shawntaya Smith was another key player, putting up nine points and six boards.
Ganado is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points over those games. As for Tuba City, their loss dropped their record down to 16-11.
Tuba City couldn't quite finish off Ganado in their previous matchup back in January and fell 59-56. Can Tuba City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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