The Tuba City Lady Warriors defeated the Winslow Lady Bulldogs, 60-49 in Tuba City on Dec. 18. The win avenged a loss in the tournament at Flagstaff and evened Tuba City’s record at two and two. Winslow fell to five and three. On Thursday, the Lady Bulldogs topped the Chinle Lady Wildcats, 63-49.
In their 60-49-win, Tuba City had a one point 14-13 lead after the first quarter and a 28-23 advantage at the half. The margin was 42-35 going into the final period and they continued to pull away. Andrea Willeto led Winslow with 18 points and Kristin Wagner was also in double figures with 17 points. Tuba City individual scoring was not available.
In their 63-49 win over Chinle, the Lady Bulldogs led 18-17 after the first quarter and 28-24 at the half. The margin was 43-30 after the quarters and they walked off with the 63-49 victory. Wagner led the Lady Bulldogs with 17 points and Kylie Begay with 15 points and Willeto with 13 points were also in double figures. Chinle was led by Aisha Ashley with 15 points. Tea Murray was also in double figures with 12 points for the Lady Wildcats.
The Lady Bulldogs went to Ganado on Dec. 23 to meet the Lady Hornets and will complete the 2019 portion of their schedule with a trip to Window Rock to meet the Lady Scouts on Saturday, Dec. 28. Their first game in 2020 will be at home against the Tuba City Warriors on Thursday, Jan. 9.
