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Hosting their own invitational, the Lady Wildcats picked up two wins in pool play on Friday with a 2-0 win over Valley Sanders and a 2-1 win over Grand Canyon. They also dropped two matches, falling to Greyhills Academy 0-2 and Alchesay 0-2. The Wildcats lost both tournament matches played on Saturday suffering a 1-2 loss to Many Farms in the morning, followed by a 0-2 loss to Alchesay in the afternoon.
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Prior to the tournament the Wildcats played host to Round Valley in a regular season match on Oct. 9. The Elks won the match in three straight games with only game three being close. Round Valley took the first two games 25-14 and 25-16. Joseph City played better in game three before having the match ended with a 24-26 outcome.
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In the loss Kailana Pa finished with four kills, two blocks and six digs. Savannah Kinlicheenie had one kill and five assists. Kate Edwards helped with two kills, one block and six digs. Neleigha Hutchens added two kills and five digs. Kinsley Lampsa had two kills, three digs, three assists and served three aces. Taylor Fields finished with one block and five digs.
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With the Round Valley loss, Joseph City falls to 4-9 in regular season matches. After hosting Basis School on Tuesday, they will host Ash Fork/Seligman on Friday. Joseph City entered this week ranked 18th in the 1A standings and need to climb into the top 16 or higher in order to advance to the post season.
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Their final two regular season matches will be on Oct. 22 with a trip to Basis School and two days later when they host Mogollon.
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The 1A Central Tournament will be held in Heber on Oct. 29.
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