The Lady Wildcats of Joseph City earned a first round bye in the Division V state softball playoffs, then survived a slugfest in round two to post a 16-14 win over St. David last Saturday.
St. David advanced to the second round with a 14-10 win over 22nd seeded Mogollon. Facing the sixth seeded Lady Cats, St. David came up two runs short.
Joseph City will now take on No. 3 Superior, which advanced on Saturday with a 13-3 win over Ganado. The teams will play at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 6, at the Rose Mofford Complex in Phoenix. If the Wildcats win, they will play in a final four semifinal game at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 7. The Division V championship game will be played on Monday, May 9.
