St. Mary was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 10-7 to the Joseph City Wildcats. St. Mary's was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Joseph City apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2015.
St. Mary's got a massive performance out of Gabby Pantoja, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Neveya Espino, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
On Joseph City's side, Audrey Neill was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Jesmer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Joseph City, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which somehow isn't as good as their 7-1-1 record this season.
St. Mary's is on the road again on Friday to play Safford at 10:00 a.m. St. Mary's has given up an average of 7.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Joseph City, they will challenge Morenci at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Morenci is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.3 runs per game this season.
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