Like their counterparts, the boys’ team, the Lady Wildcats were also in action at the Round Valley tournament last weekend. The Ladies opened tournament play with two pool games on Thursday. The first of those was a 57-53 win over Cibecue in a game played last Thursday morning. Later that afternoon they met up with the eventual tournament champion Alchesay who handled them 52-29.
The Lady Cats faced the host team Round Valley at noon on Friday to begin bracket play. The Elks downed them 53-20, sending them to the consolation side of the bracket.
Joseph City is a strong 1A team and they took down 4A Prescott in their second bracket game by a final of 58-45. That win advanced them to the consolation semi-final where they met up with rival Mogollon. Facing the Mustangs at noon on Saturday, Joseph City prevailed 40-31 to move to the consolation title game.
Their final game of the tournament was a 40-29 loss to Fort Thomas in the consolation title game.
Overall, the Lady Wildcats are currently 9-3 on the season. More importantly, they are 3-0 in regular-season contests. They return to the regular season on Tuesday this week with a trip to St. Johns. On Wednesday they will be in Heber facing the Lady Mustangs. Their final game prior to the holiday break will be a home court matchup with Fort Thomas on Friday night.
Joseph City will resume its season on Jan. 4 when they host Veritas Prep.
