Softball Game Preview: Phoenix Christian Cougars vs. Joseph City Wildcats

Phoenix Christian is on a 17-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Joseph City is on an eight-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Cougars will welcome the Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Phoenix Christian's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against St. John Paul II Catholic as they made off with a 25-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won four in a row.

Karly Van Metre was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Van Metre was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.

Hannah Fisher

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/03/25 vs St. John Paul II Catholic	4
03/28/25 vs Tonopah Valley	3
03/26/25 @ Madison Highland Prep	3
03/03/25 vs Tempe Prep	3
04/06/24 @ Red Rock	3

In other batting news, Phoenix Christian let Selena Soto and Hannah Fisher run wild. Soto got on base in all four of her plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and one double, while Fisher got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four RBI gave Fisher a new career-high. Elizabeth Fisher was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Phoenix Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in five consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Joseph City). They put the hurt on Holbrook with a sharp 22-0 victory on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Wildcats with their most commanding win of the season.

Phoenix Christian's win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Joseph City, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2.