The Wildcats dropped their final three games of this year’s season. Playing a double header in Williams on Thursday afternoon, they fell 12-1 in the first game, then lost 5-13 in the second.
Williams scored 10 runs through the first three innings, gaining early control of game one. The Wildcats scored 1 in the top of the first, but that was all they would get as Williams’ pitching held them to one hit. That hit came from Kyan Larsen, who went 1 for 2. He made the most of his time on base with a stolen base.
Kayson Miller pitched three innings, allowing 7 runs on 6 hits with a pair of strikeouts and 2 walks. Kase Fish pitched one frame, giving up 3 runs on 3 hits with a strikeout and 1 walk.
The second game of the twin bill was close through two frames. Joseph City scored once in the first but gave up 5 runs to the Vikings in the home half. They answered with 3 more runs in the second and trailed by just 1 at that point. Williams scored 3 in the second, then pulled in front more with a 4-run third. Williams eventually won the game 13-5.
Heston Miller went 1 for 2, as did Kayson Miller. King Robinson was 2 for 3 with a triple. Fish went 2 for 3 with a double. Kinlicheenie was 1 for 3.
Joseph City utilized four pitchers in this game. Larsen, Benson Moss, Kayson Miller, and Jeffrey Howerton combined to give up 13 runs on 9 hits with 2 strikeouts and collectively walked 11 Viking batters.
The final game of the Wildcats’ season came on Saturday in Ash Fork/Seligman. Joseph City matched the Spartans with 2 first-inning runs but gave up 3 in the second. They scored once in the third, however trailed 9-3 after four innings. Ash Fork went on to win the game 16-5 in six innings.
Howerton went 1 for 3 with a double. Heston Mille was 1 for 2; Larsen, 1 for 3; Kayson Miller, 1 for 3; Fish, 1 for 3; Kreggar Kinlicheenie, 1 for 3; and Justin Gardner, 1 for 1.
Kase Fish pitched 3.2 innings, giving up 9 runs on 11 hits with 7 strikeouts. Tytan Penrod worked two innings, allowing 7 runs on 2 hits with 4 strikeouts.
Joseph City finishes the season with an overall record of 6-13. They were 2-10 in regular-season games. With only three seniors on their roster, next year looks brighter following what was a rebuilding season this year.
