The Lady Wildcats split their first two regular-season matches last week, picking up an easy win over Ash Fork on Tuesday, then dropping a 5-game set to St. Johns on Thursday.
Joseph City controlled Tuesday’s match from the onset, winning game one 25-8, taking game two 25-15, and closed out the match with a 25-21 game three win.
Amber Neill led the team in kills with 9. Raylee Fish added 8; Audrey Neill, 7; Tori Beatty, 4; Kaci Palmer, 3; and McKenzie Jesmer added 3.
Beatty and Fish each served 3 aces. Shenoa Skidmore added 2 aces. Defensively, Amber Neill led in digs with 16. Jaydiana Kinlicheenie added 12, and Shenoa Skidmore helped with 10. Beatty and Fish each had 13 assists.
Thursday’s 3-2 home court loss to St. Johns was a battle throughout. Joseph City won the first game 25-22. St Johns came back winning both the second and third games 25-20. The Wildcats tied the match at 2-2, winning game four 25-21. The decisive fifth game went to St. Johns by a final of 15-11.
Audrey Neill led in kills with 13. Amber Neill added 12 and Fish ended with 8. Kinlicheenie led in aces served with 3. Skidmore played well on defense, leading the team in digs with 21. Amber Neill added 19 and Beatty had 10. Beatty led in assists with 17. Fish was close behind with 16.
This week, the Wildcats will host Round Valley on Wednesday, then will travel to Music Mountain on Saturday.
