By Greg Perkins The Joseph City Wildcats picked up three wins last week, defeating Valley Sanders 15-3 on Thursday, then taking both games of a doubleheader against Fredonia on Saturday, 11-1 and 15-2. The Cats started slow on Thursday with just one first inning run, but in the second they opened the game up with six more. After allowing the Pirates to score three in the fourth, Joseph City closed out the game with an eight-run fourth inning. Wyatt Johnson nearly hit for the cycle, going 3 for 3 with a home run, a double, three RBIs and scored two runs. Troy Poudrier was 2 for 3 with a double, three RBIs and scored once. Kadin Crosby went 1 for 2 and scored. Bryndon Buckley was 1 for 3 with an RBI and scored once. TJ Hendricks went 0 for 2, but scored once. Cody Davis was 1 for 4 with a triple, an RBI and scored once. Chance Bray went 1 for 1 with two RBIs and scored twice. Hayden Hendricks was 0 for 1, but scored once. Sam Johnstun went 1 for 1 and scored once. KJ Buckley went 1 for 3 with a double, two RBIs and scored twice. The Wildcats stole 11 bases led by Bray and Jack Wilbanks with two each. Davis pitched five innings, facing 19 batters. He allowed three runs, none earned, with one hit, eight strikeouts and walked three. Saturday’s first game was a five-inning, 11-1 win for the Cats. Joseph City scored three runs in each of the first two innings, then closed the game out again in the fourth with five runs. Bryndon Buckley went 1 for 2, stole four bases and scored three times. TJ Hendricks had a big game, going 2 for 3 with two doubles, three RBIs and scored twice. Poudrier was 1 for 2 and scored once. Johnstun went 1 for 2 and scored once. Robert Downs was 2 for 2, scoring once. Wilbanks went 2 for 3 with a double and three RBIs. Johnson was 2 for 2 with two doubles, an RBI and scored three runs. Bryndon Buckley pitched five innings, facing 16 batters. He allowed just one run, unearned, with four hits, nine strikeouts and walked four. Game two was similar to the first game, with Joseph City scoring well early and closing out the game with a big fourth inning where the Cats scored seven runs to win the game 15-2. Wilbanks started the game on the hill, facing 17 batters through three innings of work. He allowed two runs, both earned, with two hits, eight strikeouts and six walks. Johnson worked two innings, facing just seven batters. He gave up no runs and only one hit with two strikeouts. At the plate, Johnson had a nice game, going 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, three RBIs and scored three runs. Bryndon Buckley went 3 for 4 with an RBI and scored twice. TJ Hendricks was 3 for 4 with two doubles, an RBI and scored three runs. Poudrier went 2 for 4 and scored twice. KJ Buckley went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and scored once. Tyler Nichols was 1 for 2, scoring once. Adam Smith went 1 for 2 with a triple and scored once. Wilbanks helped himself, going 1 for 2 with a triple, an RBI and scored two runs. The Cats entered this week ranked 33rd in the power point listings with a 5-5 mark. After playing a doubleheader at Rough Rock on Tuesday, they will host Round Valley on Thursday, April 17. With the season winding down they need to win the majority of their remaining games in order to reach the post-season.