By Greg Perkins The Lady Wildcats played just one match last week which resulted in a 3-1 loss at St. Johns on Oct. 13. Joseph City started slowly losing the first game 10-25. They played much better in the second game but still lost it 22-25. The team carried its momentum from game two into game three where they won 25-14. St. Johns came back ending the match with a 25-16 game four win. Joseph City finished the match with 17 total kills. Ajana Tagler led the way with 4; Jauslyn Nells, 3; Jessica Jesmer, 3; Kadence Armstrong, 3; Kate Edwards, 2; and Kayle James and Neleigha Hutchens each had 1 kill. Nells served 5 of the team’s 8 aces. Savannah Kinlicheenie had 2 and Tenea Kissling helped with 1 ace. Edwards led the team with 7 blocks, and Ajana Tagler had 4. Defensively, Nells led the way with 14 digs. Savannah Kinlicheenie added 10; and Ajana Tagler, Kate Edwards and Neleigha Hutchens each had 7 digs. Arami Miller led the team in assists with 10 and James finished with 6 assists. With the loss the Lady Wildcats dropped their season mark to 1-5. After playing at Mayer on Tuesday of this week they will host Ash Fork on Wednesday, then travel to Colorado City to take on El Capitan in a double header on Friday afternoon.
