The St. David Tigers will challenge the Joseph City Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with St. David sitting on 14 straight wins and Joseph City on four.
St. David is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Williams 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.
Jasmine Wise
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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.
Meanwhile, Joseph City made easy work of Hayden on Friday and carried off a 24-2 win. Considering the Wildcats have won 20 contests by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
St. David pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Joseph City, their victory bumped their record up to 26-4.
St. David couldn't quite finish off Joseph City in their previous meeting back in April of 2016 and fell 16-14. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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