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After having their first scheduled game of the season against Round Valley canceled at the end of February, the Wildcats didn’t open the season until March 5. Unfortunately that opener didn’t go as planned with the visiting St. Johns Redskins prevailing 12-4.
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St. Johns got the momentum early with three runs in the top of the first inning. Joseph City answered with two of their own in the bottom of the second. Both teams matched each other with single runs in the third. The score remained knotted at 4-3 until the top of the sixth where the Redskins moved out in front with six runs. Joseph City managed just one in the home half of the frame. St. Johns tacked on two additional runs in the top of the seventh.
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Joseph City was held to just three hits in the loss. Cameron Baldwin went one for four, Avery Buckley was one for four and Tyler Penrod went one for three with a double and an RBI.
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Coach Shawn Layden utilized four different pitchers in the loss. KJ Kinlicheenie, Kaden Moss, Baldwin and Buckley combined to allow 12 runs on 12 hits with 10 strikeouts and collectively they walked only four.
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Joseph City will return to action on March 19 when they travel to Mayer. On the 22nd they will host that same Mayer squad.
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