The Lady Wildcats scored 53 runs last week in three games combined but still had just a 2-1 record despite all those runs. They opened the week at Bagdad on Tuesday with an 8-6 loss.
The Sultans scored three in the first and led 4-1 after three innings. Joseph City fought back, taking the lead with five runs in the fourth only to see Bagdad tie the game at 6-6 with two in the bottom of the fourth. The game remained knotted until the bottom of the seventh where the Sultans scored twice to win the game 8-6.
Kayle James went 1 for 3. Kassidy Juarez went 2 for 4 with a pair of doubles. Brooklyn Petersen went 1 for 4 as did Kadence Armstrong.
James worked 6.1 innings, giving up eight runs on 13 hits with a pair of walks and she had five strikeouts.
Playing in Fort Thomas on Thursday, the Wildcats apparently took their anger out on the home team. Joseph City scored just three in the first but in the second they added 15 runs. Eleven more came in the fourth and one final run came in the fifth inning of the 35-0 win.
Joseph City had an astounding 39 hits in the game. Eleven of those were home runs. Two each were hit by Gabby Jesmer, Armstrong, Juarez and Samantha Jesmer. Kate Edwards, April Neill and James each had one home run. Ava Neill had a triple. April Neill, James, Brooklyn Petersen and Gabby Jesmer each had doubles. Collectively the Wildcats finished with 15 extra-base hits.
Lorelai Sander worked three innings in the circle with four strikeouts and walked just one batter. James pitched two innings with two strikeouts and four walks. Neither pitcher allowed a hit.
Saturday’s home game with Superior was a little more traditional 12-2 win for Joseph City. The Lady Wildcats scored five in the first, added three in the fourth and their final four runs came in the third. Superior scored single runs in the second and third innings.
April Neill went 1 for 2 with a double; James, 1 for 1; Maddy Powers, 1 for 2; Juarez, 3 for 4 with a double and a triple; Brooklyn Petersen, 2 for 3 including a home run and a double; Armstrong, 2 for 3 with a triple and a double; and Gabby Jesmer was 3 for 3 with a double.
With the 2-1 week the Lady Wildcats improved their overall record to 19-3. Their loss to Bagdad dropped them out of the top spot in the 1A rankings. They entered this week ranked third with a 9-1 regular season mark.
Three games are on tap for this week. They will play at Sequoia Charter on Tuesday, then host Fort Thomas on Thursday, then travel to Superior on Saturday.
