Joseph City played twice last week, drawing a split in those two outings. Playing in St. Micheal on Tuesday they came home with a 14-9 win.
Joseph City took the early lead with a single run in the first. The Cardinals scored 6 runs in the bottom of the second only to see the Wildcats battle back to tie the game with 5 runs in the top of the fourth inning. St. Michael went ahead 7-6 with a run in the home half of the fourth. Joseph City rallied to tie the game in the fifth, then pulled ahead for good with 5 sixth inning runs and 2 final runs in the seventh.
Justin Gardner had a big game at the plate, going 3 for 5 with 2 triples, and a double. Ben Beatty went 3 for 4, with a double. Kase Fish was 2 for 4, with a triple. Kayson Miller went 3 for 5. Heston Miller went 2 for 5. Kyan Larsen went 1 for 1. Benson Moss was 1 for 4. Kreggar Kinlicheenie was 1 for 3. J. J. Sander went 1 for 3. and Jeffrey Howerton was 1 for 4.
Fish worked five innings on the hill. He gave up 2 runs on 7 hits with 7 strikeouts. Kinlicheenie pitched one frame allowing 2 runs on 1 hit with a strikeout and walked 2. Jeffrey Howerton pitched one inning giving up 4 runs with 2 strikeouts and walked 4 batters.
Playing in Window Rock on Thursday, the Wildcats led 3-2 after the first inning and held a 6-3 lead after three innings. Window Rock caught and passed them in the fourth with 8 runs, then added 2 more in the fifth. Joseph City added a final run in the top of the seventh but still fell 13-7.
Larsen went 3 for 4, with a double. Gardner was 2 for 2. Kayson Miller went 1 for 4. Fish was 1 for 3. Kinlicheenie went 1 for 4. Beatty was 1 for 3, with a double.
Larsen pitched three innings, giving up 6 runs on 7 hits with a strikeout and 2 walks. Kayson Miller pitched three innings allowing 7 runs on 6 hits with 1 strikeout and walked 8 Cardinal batters.
This week the Wildcats will host Mogollon on Tuesday, and welcome in Kingman Academy on Saturday. Next Thursday they travel to Holbrook.
Joseph City is 1-3 in regular season games. They are now 3-3 overall.
