The Lady Cats pushed their regular season mark to 8-3 with a pair of wins last week. Joseph City is ranked fourth in the 1A power rankings heading into this week.
Hosting Sedona on Wednesday, the Wildcats won the game in straight sets: 25-13, 25-12 and 25-17.
Audrey Neill and Amber Neill finished with 10 kills each. Raylee Fish added 4, as did Kaci Palmer.
The team served 15 aces, led by Jaydiana Kinlicheenie’s 5. Audrey Neill added 4, and Fish had 3.
Libero Shenoa Skidmore led the defense with 14 digs. Tori Beatty and Fish did the setting duties, finishing with 17 apiece.
Joseph City had an even easier time of it when they traveled to Seligman on Friday. They returned home quickly with another straight-sets win. They held the Antelopes to single digits in the first two sets, then closed out the game, winning set three 25-14.
This weekend, Joseph City will host their own invitational tournament. Eleven total teams will participate. Joseph City is slated for pool play against Cibecue, Globe, Lee Williams, El Capitan and Red Mesa on Friday. Saturday’s bracket action will depend on Friday’s pool results.
Next weekend, the Cats will host rival Mogollon on Friday, then travel to Rock Point on Saturday.
