By Greg Perkins The Wildcats were involved in another eight-man offensive shootout on Friday night and like their first one this year, they came up a little short in a 56-42 loss to visiting El Capitan. The Wildcats had an impressive first quarter scoring twice and led 12-8. They added two more scores in the second period which El Capitan matched, but Joseph City was still on top 26-24 at the half. Both teams scored once in the third leaving the Wildcats on top 34-32 going into the final quarter. In the fourth, El Capitan scored 24 points and the Wildcats managed just eight to lose the game by two scores. The Eagles had a balanced offense passing for 179 yards and they put up 261 more on the ground. With the loss, Joseph City falls to 1-4 on the season. They will host Mayer on Friday this week. The Mayer Wildcats are also 1-4.
