The Joseph City Wildcats will face off against the St. David Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Joseph City comes in on four and St. David on 14.
Joseph City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Hayden as they made off with a 24-2 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 20 matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, St. David hadn't done well against Williams recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Tigers had just enough and edged out the Vikings 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted since April 19, 2024.
Paisley Gooding spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 19 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jasmine Wise was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
St. David's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Joseph City, their win bumped their record up to 26-4.
Joseph City came out on top in a nail-biter against St. David when the teams last played back in April of 2016, sneaking past 16-14. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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