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Snowflake won two of three games played last week, with their first two wins moving them to third in the rankings prior to their lone loss of the week on Friday.
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The Lady Lobos were in Blue Ridge on Tuesday where they held off a late game rally by the Yellowjackets to win the game 7-6.
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Snowflake broke a 3-3 tie with two runs in the top of the fifth. They moved in front 7-3 with two in the top of the seventh. Blue Ridge mounted a late challenge and pulled within one run after scoring three in the bottom of the seventh before the Lobos finally closed out the game with the win.
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Lanee Penrod went two for three, with a home run; Heather Whipple was one for four, and also had a home run; Kaylee Thomas went two for four, with a double; and Anna Berger was one for four.
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Sydney Bauer got the job done in the circle. She worked seven innings giving up six runs on eight hits, with eight strikeouts and walked just three.
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Playing an out of conference game at Ray on Wednesday, Snowflake finished off the Bearcats 11-1 in six innings. They started slow with just two runs through three innings, but in the fourth through sixth frames the Lobos scored nine runs.
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Thomas went three for five; Penrod, two for four; Whipple, two for five; Jordyn Powers, two for four; Taryn Flake, one for four, with a triple; Jordyn Butler, one for four; Anna Berger, one for four; and Taylee Craner went one for four.
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Powers pitched six innings giving up just one run on only two hits with 11 strikeouts and walked one.
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Hosting fifth ranked Payson on Friday, the Lobos had their only setback of the week. Both teams scored once in the opening frame, and the Lobos went ahead 3-1, with two in the third. Payson edged closer with one in the fourth, then went in front temporarily with two runs in the fifth. Snowflake fought back in front scoring twice in their half of the fifth, making the score 5-4. Payson went back on top with two in the sixth, then added two more in the seventh to win the game 8-6.
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Snowflake enters the final four game stretch of the regular season with a record of 12-3. After playing at Holbrook on Monday, they will host Chino Valley on Wednesday. Friday they will welcome in Show Low. Snowflake will close out the regular season next Monday when they host Winslow.
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