The Lobos picked up an easy 12-0 road win at Page on Monday last week before heading to Estrella Foothills on Thursday to play in the Wolves Classic Tournament where they went 1-3 over three days of action.
Playing in Page on Monday, Snowflake scattered 12 hits in the win. Braden Frost went 2 for 4; Brennen Bryant, 2 for 3; Brevin Matthews, 1 for 5; Kenyan Bryant, 1 for 3; Jett McCray, 2 for 3; Ashton Munger, 1 for 2 with a double; Aaden Coor, 1 for 4 with a double; Easton Butler, 2 for 3 with a double; and Jhett Yellowhair went 1 for 2.
Skip Bawden pitched all five innings allowing no runs on just one hit, with 10 strikeouts and walked only one Sand Devil batter.
In the tournament, the Lobos fell to Northwest Christian 15-4 on Thursday afternoon. The game was fairly close until the bottom of the fifth where the Crusaders scored eight runs to pull away from the Lobos.
Early Friday morning, Snowflake picked up a 13-0 win over St. Bernards, Calif. Snowflake led 5-0 after two, then extended their lead with six runs in the fourth inning.
Friday afternoon, the Lobos fell to Buckeye by a final of 11-2. The Hawks led 4-2 after three innings, but a seven-run fourth inning allowed them to open up the game. Bawden was the only player to hit a double in the Lobo loss.
Snowflake’s final tournament game was a 7-1 loss to the host team Estrella Foothills. The Wolves started quickly with five runs in the bottom of the first. They added two more in the second. Snowflake held them after the second, but the Lobo bats were silent until they scored their lone run in the top of the sixth.
Snowflake heads into this week’s action with an overall record of 9-6. They were ranked 9th in power points with a 6-1 regular season mark.
Three games are on tap this week with all three on the road. After playing at Blue Ridge on Tuesday, they will be in Winslow on Thursday and at Holbrook on Friday afternoon. Next Monday they play in Payson.
