After finishing the regular season with a 14-12 the No. 4 ranked Bulldogs traveled to face the No. 2 ranked Show Low Cougars.
On Saturday afternoon, the two teams met in a game with the winner to advance to the state playoffs. Both teams played hard staying scoreless through the first two innings. In the top of the third inning with two outs and a man on second, Bulldog Justus Martin hit a double that brought in Aiden Fallaha to give Winslow a one run lead.
In the top of the fourth inning, Bulldog Tyron Dick’s single brought in Tegan Chacon to score. AJ Vargas would get a single allowing Dick to score. At the end of the fourth inning the score was Winslow 3 and Show Low 0.
In the top of the sixth inning, Chris Arellano hit a double with two RBI’s and after stealing third would score on a wild throw making the score 6-0.
The seventh inning would be delayed by over 30 minutes after the plate umpire was injured by a foul tip and an alternate umpire would have to be called to complete the game. In the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs, Cougar Power would hit a two-run homerun followed by a Ryan Kishbaugh double to bring the final run of the ballgame. Final score Winslow 6 and Show Low 3.
Winslow had 6 runs, 8 hits, 1 error and 6 left on, winning pitcher Arellano would go the distance and have nine strikeouts.
Winslow Bulldogs traveled to Phoenix on Tuesday to face the top seed Northwest Christian Crusaders.
