The Lady Lobos went 1-2 in three games played last week leaving them ranked 11th in the 3A rankings heading into this week. With only three weeks and seven games left in the regular season the team needs to pick up as many wins as possible to improve their overall seeding in the upcoming state tournament.
Hosting Show Low on Tuesday, Snowflake came out on the wrong end of a 10-3 final outcome. Both teams scored once in the first inning but Show Low moved ahead for good with three second-inning runs. The Cougars added four more in the sixth to open up the game.
Snowflake finished with just six hits led by Kaylee Thomas, who went 2 for 4; Rylee Hensley was 1 for 4, with a double; Hallie McCray went 1 for 4; Heather Whipple, 1 for 4; and Jashlee Schneider, 1 for 4.
Sydney Bauer took the loss in the circle where she faced 39 Cougar batters in seven innings of work. She gave up 10 runs on 14 hits with four strikeouts and walked just one.
Safford made a visit to Snowflake on Thursday and left for home with a 5-2 win over the Lobos. Snowflake scored the game’s first run in the bottom of the third. Safford caught and passed them with two runs in the fourth then moved ahead with two more in the fifth. They scored their fifth and final run in the top of the seventh. Snowflake tried to mount a challenge in the bottom of the seventh but managed just one run.
Snowflake was held to just four hits in the loss. Lanee Penrod had two of those going 2 for 3, with a double; Bauer went 1 for 2; and Thomas, 1 for 3.
Bauer again worked all seven innings giving up five runs on seven hits with three strikeouts and walked one.
Snowflake broke a four game losing skid on Friday with a 6-1 road win over Blue Ridge. The Lobos scored once in the top of the first and that lead held up until the bottom of the fourth where the Jackets tied it. Snowflake pulled ahead for good with four runs in the sixth, then added an additional run in the top of the seventh. Bauer and the Lobo defense got the job done from there. She gave up just one run on only five hits with six strikeouts and walked two.
Thomas went 2 for 4; Hensley, 2 for 3, with a double; Penrod, 2 for 4; Bauer, 1 for 4; Jordyn Powers, 1 for 3; Jordyn Butler, 1 for 3; and Heather Whipple, 1 for 2.
After playing at Winslow on Tuesday, the Lobos, now 6-5, will be in St. Johns on Wednesday then travel to Payson on Friday. Next Tuesday they host Holbrook.
