By Greg Perkins Despite winning all three games played last week, improving their record in power point games to 10-6, the Joseph City Wildcats will still miss out on the baseball playoffs. Last Wednesday Joseph City hosted Rock Point in a doubleheader. The Wildcats took the first game 19-1 and won the second in similar fashion. The Wildcats scored nine runs in both the first and third innings to put game one out of reach early. Jack Wilbanks pitched four innings, giving up only one unearned run on two hits with six strikeouts. At the plate the Cats pounded out 10 hits, led by Troy Poudrier who went 2 for 2 with a triple and an RBI. Kadin Crosby and Bryndon Buckley both went 1 for 1. TJ Hendricks, Austin Bushman, Dakota Thomas, Sam Johnstun, Wilbanks and Wyatt Johnson all went 1 for 2. Collectively, the team stole 16 bases, led by Johnson with four thefts. The Cats scored 12 first inning runs in game two en route to a 19-3 victory. Pourdrier was 1 for 1 with a triple. Bushman went 1 for 3 with a double and 2 RBI. Hayden Hendricks was 1 for 1. Crosby, Adam Smith and Bryndon Buckley all went 2 for 4. TJ Hendricks, Tyler Nichols and KJ Buckley all went 1 for 2. Smith started the game and worked just two innings, facing 10 batters. He gave up two runs, only one earned, with four strikeouts and four walks. KJ Buckley pitched one inning, giving up no runs or hits with one strikeout and one walk. Robert Downs also pitched an inning, giving up one run on two hits with a walk and two strikeouts. On Thursday Joseph City took care of Hopi in another five-inning game. The Cats again started well with four first inning runs, then added six more in the third to win the game 12-0. Bryndon Buckley earned the win on the hill with an impressive performance. He pitched a one-hit shutout, striking out eight Bruin batters. At the plate, Bushman, KJ Buckley and Downs all went 1 for 1. Poudrier was 1 for 2 with a double. Bryndon Buckley went 1 for 3. TJ Hendricks was 3 for 3 with four RBIs. Johnson went 2 for 2 with a triple. Overall, the Wildcats headed into this week with a season record of 14-11. They were slated to play at St. Johns on Monday and their season came to a close Tuesday with a home game against Chinle. The Cats will have finished outside the top 24 in the power point rankings, leaving them out of the state tournament.