Volleyball JoCity

By Greg Perkins The Lady Wildcats split their two regular season volleyball matches played last week. They fell to rival Mogollon 1-3 on Tuesday, then bounced back with a 3-0 home court win over Mayer on Friday. Mogollon always brings a tough team to this rivalry and Tuesday’s match was no exception. The Lady Wildcats took the first game 26-24, but the Mustangs answered back winning the next three games 25-17, 25-15 and 25-22. Ajhana Tagle led the Cats in kills with 8. Arami Miller led in aces with 3. Kate Edwards had 4 total blocks. Kassidy Juarez led the team in digs with 32. Edwards had 28 digs and Miller finished with 19 digs. Kayle James led the team in assists with 8. Miller was second in assists with 7. Hosting Mayer on Friday, the Lady Wildcats won in three straight games. That win moved their overall season record to 6-6-3. Their regular-season mark is now 5-3. They will play at Ash Fork on Tuesday, then will host St. Johns on Thursday. On Friday they travel to Seligman for a doubleheader contest. Next Tuesday Joseph City will be in Flagstaff to face Basis. The Joseph City Invitational tournament will be played on Oct. 8 and 9.