St. Johns softball blanks Northland Prep, extends winning streak to seven

St. Johns kept its hottest stretch of the season rolling with a 26-4 rout of Northland Prep Academy, a lopsided win that pushed the Redskins to seven straight and underscored how much damage the lineup is doing as the postseason approaches.

The game was played Monday at Continental Little League Park in Flagstaff, and the final margin fit the larger pattern around St. Johns. The Redskins have already piled up 12 wins by more than eight runs, a sign that this is not just a team finding ways to survive close games but one capable of overwhelming opponents when the bats are locked in. The result lifted St. Johns to 15-9-1, while Northland Prep fell to 6-7 after losing four of its last five.

Maizy Pulsipher set the tone in the circle with a no-hitter and only one walk, giving St. Johns the kind of dominant pitching performance that turns a good night into a runaway. At the plate, Kasey Tsinajinnie was just as sharp, going 3-for-4 with two home runs, four runs scored and two stolen bases. Libby Overson added more pressure on the basepaths and contributed with steals, an RBI and a run as the Redskins kept stacking traffic and scoring chances.

For Apache County, where St. Johns is one of the county’s principal communities and the county seat, the winning streak carries weight beyond one road trip. High school sports in St. Johns are a core part of local identity, and a run like this puts the program in the conversation as a legitimate late-season threat. AZPreps365 had St. Johns ranked ninth in Arizona 2A before the Northland Prep result was reflected, with Kasey Nelson coaching a team that entered the day 4-0 in region play and 5-2 in conference play. That kind of standing, paired with a surge in run production, gives the Redskins a stronger case for favorable seeding and a tougher postseason profile.

Northland Prep had its moments, even in defeat. Aliyah Gabrys finished 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run and a double, and Madisyn Chan picked up her first stolen base of the season. But the Spartans were again on the wrong side of St. Johns, which also beat Northland Prep in April 2025, and the gap on Monday was wide from the first inning to the last. With Mogollon, Round Valley and Joseph City next on the schedule, St. Johns now carries both momentum and leverage into the stretch run.