Joseph City continued its impressive run with three more victories last week pushing their overall record to 17-2. They picked up wins over Mogollon, Hayden and St. Johns, with none of them being closer than 10 runs.
Hosting Mogollon on Tuesday, the Wildcats scored three in the first, added five in the second and four in the third, building a big lead. Following two Mustang runs, Joseph City ended the game under the 10-run rule with three in the bottom of the fourth, securing the 15-2 win.
Gabby Jesmer went 2 for 2, with a home run. Kadence Armstrong was 2 for 3 with a double; Kassidy Juarez, 2 for 3 with a double and a triple; Kayle James, 2 for 3 with a double; Staisha Murdock, 1 for 1; April Neill, 1 for 2; Kate Edwards, 1 for 4; and Brooklyn Petersen went 1 for 3.
James pitched all five innings, allowing just two runs on only three hits with eight strikeouts and walked one batter.
Playing in Hayden on Thursday, the Wildcats scored nine first-inning runs, then added six more in the second on their way to a 25-1 win. Jesmer added a homer and a triple to her total. April Neill and Armstrong both doubled. In total, the Wildcats pounded out 24 hits in the win with 20 of them being singles. Maddy Powers went 3 for 4, and Juarez went 3 for 5 to lead the team in hits.
James pitched three innings giving up just one hit with five strikeouts. April Neill worked two innings, giving up one run on two hits with two walks and two strikeouts.
Joseph City’s final game of the week was a 12-2 road win over St. Johns. The Cats scored once in the second, then added four in the third. St. Johns scored once in the fourth. Following two scoreless innings in the fifth and sixth, the Wildcats opened up the game further with seven runs in the top of the seventh.
Kate Edwards went 1 for 5, Ava Neill was 1 for 4, and Kayle James went 2 for 5 with a pair of doubles. Powers was 2 for 5, with a triple. Juarez went 3 for 4 with a home run. Petersen was 1 for 3; Armstrong, 1 for 4 with a double; and Jesmer went 1 for 2.
April Neill pitched seven innings in the circle giving up two runs on two hits, with six walks and she had four strikeouts.
Joseph City will travel to Bagdad on Tuesday, then will be in Fort Thomas on Thursday and return home to face Superior on Saturday.
They enter this week ranked number one in the 1A power point rankings with a 7-0 regular season mark.
