The Wildcats welcomed in Red Mesa on Tuesday last week and sent the Redskins home with a 13-3 loss. Red Mesa started well enough, scoring once in the top of the first. However, Joseph City countered with 4 runs in the bottom of the first, then matched that number in the second to lead 8-1.
Red Mesa scored twice in the third, but the Wildcats tacked on 3 more in their half of the frame. They ended the game under the mercy rule with 2 runs in the fifth frame.
Jeffrey Howerton went 2 for 3 with a home run. Tytan Penrod was 2 for 3 with a pair of doubles. Kreggar Kinlicheenie went 2 for 2, Heston Miller 1 for 2, Kayson Miller 2 for 4, King Robinson 1 for 2 with a double, Kase Fish 1 for 2, and Justin Gardner went 1 for 2.
Kyan Larsen pitched three innings, giving up 3 runs on 4 hits with 4 strikeouts, and he walked 2 batters. Fish worked 2 innings with 5 strikeouts.
Joseph City will finish the regular season this week. They travel to Williams on Thursday, then will be on the road at Ash Fork/Seligman on Saturday.
The Wildcats enter this week ranked 20th in the 1A rankings. If they can’t climb into the top 16 in the rankings, their season will come to a close on Saturday. They are 2-7 in regular season games and 6-10 overall.
