The Lady Wildcats played two matches at both ends of the spectrum last week. Hosting Cibecue on Tuesday, they took care of the visiting Wildcats in three straight games, 25-10, 25-12 and 25-17.
Three days later they were in Williams where they fell to the Lady Vikings in a similar outcome, losing three games, 17-25, 21-25 and 13-25.
In the Cibecue match, Kaci Palmer led in kills with 8. Raylee Fish added 7, and Tori Beatty and Kamryn Lampsa each had four. Kayle James served 6 aces. Beatty led the team in digs with 21. James added 18. Beatty also led the team in assists with 15.
Joseph City entered this week ranked 14th in the 1A power rankings. The Wildcats need to finish inside the top 16 in the final standings to have a chance to reach the postseason which begins on Oct. 31.
This week they are slated to host Tuba City on Tuesday, travel to Superior on Thursday and then make a trip to Hayden on Saturday.
