The Lady Lobos played in three shutout games last week. Two of those were in the win column and one was a loss.
Playing in Blue Ridge on Tuesday, Snowflake didn’t score in the first inning, but more than made up for it in the next four frames. They pushed in four runs in the second, one in the third, added eight in the fourth, then closed the game out with 11 runs in the fifth inning, winning the game 24-0.
Josie Lyman went 2 for 2, with a double; Jordyn Bryant, 2 for 4 with a home run; Mikelle Abbott, 1 for 3; Livi Schneider, 1 for 2 with a double; Graycee Skousen, 2 for 3 with a triple; LillieAnn Hollom, 2 for 5 with a double; Rylee Finch, 2 for 4 with a double; and Kloah Ulberg, 3 for 4 with a home run and a double.
Brynlee Bryant pitched all five innings in the circle, allowing no runs on just two hits with three strikeouts.
The Lobos should have saved some of those runs from Tuesday’s win for their game with Winslow on Thursday. The Bulldogs scored two in the first, then added three in the second. One final run came in the fourth inning. Snowflake was shut down at the plate going scoreless in the 6-0 loss.
Snowflake finished with just four hits. Abbott went 1 for 3 with a double. Livi Schneider, Graycee Skousen and Ulber each also went 1 for 3.
Jordyn Bryant pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits with a walk and a strikeout. Kadee Penrod worked two innings, allowing five runs on seven hits, with a pair of walks.
Playing in Payson on Friday, Snowflake returned to the win column with a stout 22-0 shutout over the Longhorns. The Lobos scored eight in the second, added two in the third and three in the fourth. They put nine runs on the board in the fifth.
They had just four hits against Winslow but pounded out 21 hits against Payson. Lyman was 1 for 4; Jordyn Bryant, 1 for 3; Abbott, 3 for 5 with two doubles; Schneider, 4 for 5 including one home run and two triples; Skousen, 4 for 5 with a double; Hollom, 3 for 5 with a double; Brynlee Bryant, 2 for 4 with a double; and Kloah Ulberg was 3 for 4 with a double.
Jordyn Bryant pitched five innings, giving up no runs on just two hits with four walks and one strikeout.
The Lady Lobos entered this week with an overall record of 9-11. They are 5-6 in regular season contests and entered this week ranked 20th in the 3A rankings. This week they play three games in a row beginning on Wednesday with a home game with Safford. Thursday, they travel to Show Low, then Friday they return home to host Thatcher.
