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Joseph City had little problems with Ash Fork/Seligman on Tuesday with a 14-1 five inning win over the Spartans. The Wildcats scored four runs in each of the first two innings to grab the early momentum. A scoreless third inning led to the fourth where the Cats closed the game out adding six runs to their total leaving them with the 10-run rule victory.
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The Wildcats finished the game with 11 total hits. Jay Edwards went two for three; Karter Lampsa, two for two; Kaden Moss, two for three; Colter Westover, one for three; Cameron Baldwin, one for two, with a double; Toby Ballew, one for three; Avery Buckley, one for two, also with a double; and Sammie Hendricks, one for two.
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The Wildcats used two pitchers in the win. Buckley worked three innings giving up one run on two hits with seven strikeouts and walked two. Moss pitched two frames giving up no runs, no hits, with four strikeouts and walked just one Spartan batter.
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The Wildcats entered last weekend ranked 12th in the 1A rankings and with two games against Mogollon on Tuesday left on their schedule they are poised for a state tournament bid. The 1A state tournament begins on May 3, with the top 16 teams in the bracket. If Joseph City remains inside the top 16, which it appears they will, they will have some considerable time off to prepare for that opening round game.
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