The Lady Wildcats won two of their first three games last week, before falling in a shutout loss to Horizon Honors, who was ranked seventh in 2A on Saturday.
The initial softball power rankings were released last week and the Wildcats found themselves ranked second overall. Superior sits in the number one spot and St. David occupies No. 3.
Joseph City’s first game of the week was on Wednesday. They easily took care of visiting Great Hearts Anthem by a final of 18-2 in five short innings of work. Eight first inning runs by the Wildcats set the tone for a short game.
Thursday, they made a quick trip to Holbrook to take on the Lady Roadrunners who were at the time ranked 14th in 3A. This game went back and forth. Joseph City scored once in the first, then gave up 2 in the bottom of the frame. They went back on top with 2 third inning runs, then extended their lead with a 4-run fourth inning. Holbrook chipped away with single runs in the fifth and sixth, but the Wildcats eventually put the game out of reach with a pair of runs in the sixth inning to win the game 9-4.
Saturday’s home game didn’t go quite as well. The Horizon Honors Eagles came to town and left with a five-inning win. Neither team scored in the first two frames, but the Eagles jumped on top with a 9-run third inning. They added their 10th and final run in the top of the fifth. Eagle pitching kept the Wildcat bats quiet, holding them to just 4 scattered hits in the loss.
With the 2-1 week the Lady Wildcats are now 10-6 overall and 5-2 in power point contests. This week they will host Phoenix Christian, the fourth ranked team in 2A on Tuesday, then will travel to face Kingman on Saturday. Next week they play at top ranked Superior on Wednesday.
