The Lady Bulldogs defeated the Blue Ridge Lady Yellowjackets 8-4 last Monday in Lakeside and the Payson Lady Longhorns 13-6 on Saturday in Winslow. The wins left the Bulldogs with a 14-5 record for the season.
The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead over the Yellowjackets in the top of the first inning and expanded it to a commanding 7-0 advantage in the top of the third. Their final run in the top of the seventh and last inning gave Winslow an 8-0 lead, which was cut in half by Blue Ridge in the bottom of the seventh, but was still enough to let the Bulldogs walk off with the victory.
Justine Butterfield worked the full seven innings and gave up four runs, all of which were unearned, on seven hits. She struck out seven and did not allow a walk.
Winslow had 11 hits led by Butterfield and Tera Wilson, who were each 2 for 3. Butterfield had two doubles, while Wilson pasted one. Morgan Thomas and Alyssa Barton were 2 for 4 with a double each; Sierra Wilcox, 1 for 2; Alicia O’Haco, 1 for 3 with a double; and Gabrielle Gonzalez, 1 for 4.
The Bulldogs were scheduled to play the Lady Roadrunners on Tuesday, April 4, in Holbrook and will host the Show Low Lady Cougars on Friday, April 7. They will meet the Lady Lobos in Snowflake on Tuesday, April 11, and host the Page Lady Sand Devils on Thursday, April 13, and the Yellowjackets on Friday, April 14.
