The Wildcats went 2-1 in three games played at the Epic Tourney Baseball Classic hosted by Ben Franklin over the weekend. Joseph City defeated Fort Thomas 6-4 on Thursday, then fell to San Tan Foothills 0-15 on Friday morning. Tytan Penrod was the only Wildcat batter to get a hit against San Tan.
Their last game on Friday was a bounce-back win over the Warriors from Baboquivari. Both teams scored well early, with Joseph City leading 5-3 after the first frame. The Cats then led 8-6 after three innings. Joseph City tacked on 5 more runs in the fourth to win the game 13-6.
Prior to the tournament, they hosted visiting St. Johns on Monday. The Redskins came out strong scoring 14 runs through the first four innings. They tacked on 2 final runs in the fourth of what resulted in a 16-0 Wildcat loss.
The Wildcats had a tough time at the plate and finished with just 2 hits in the game. Kyan Larsen went 1 for 3, and Jeffrey Howerton was 1 for 2.
Joseph City enters this week ranked 20th in the 1A rankings. They have just four regular-season games left to try and climb into the top 16 in the final rankings in order to qualify for postseason play. After hosting Red Mesa on Tuesday in what will be their final regular season home game they will travel to face Bagdad on Friday. Next Thursday, they play in Williams, then Friday, they end the season at Ash Fork.
Joseph City is 1-7 in regular season games, and they are 5-10 overall.
