The Snowflake Lobos won just one of three games played last week, losing by one run at Show Low on Tuesday and by 10 at St. Johns the following day. On Friday they bounced back with a 10-run win over Round Valley.

In Show Low, the Lobos grabbed the early lead with a run in the first only to see the Cougars wipe it away by scoring five in the home half of the frame. Show Low led 6-1 through two innings, but Snowflake rallied to take the lead with a big seven-run third inning. The Cougars regained a one-run lead in the fourth, then each team managed just one run in the sixth and went scoreless in the seventh, leaving the Lobos on the wrong side of a 10-9 final score.

Braccin Tanner got the start and worked four innings. He faced 25 batters and allowed nine runs, only six earned, on seven hits with two strikeouts and six walks. Tanner Yellowhair worked the final two innings, facing nine batters. He gave up one run, which was earned, on three hits with two strikeouts.

At the plate Dane Hancock went three for four with two RBIs and scored a run. Yellowhair helped himself by going three for four with a double, an RBI and scored twice. Josh Kelley was three for four with a double and two RBIs. Hunter Petersen also went three for four, stole one base and had one RBI.

The Lobos made three errors and left seven runners stranded.

Snowflake 107 001 0 9

Show Low 511 201 x 10

Playing in St. Johns on Wednesday the Lobos trailed by just three runs after three innings, but the Redskins pushed across three runs each in the fourth and fifth innings to move out in front. The game ended after six innings with St. Johns on top 12-2.

Yellowhair worked 32/3 innings facing 26 batters. He gave up four runs, only three earned, on three hits with four strikeouts and a pair of walks. Ricky Montejano pitched 21/3 innings against 14 batters. He allowed eight runs, five earned, with one strikeout and three walks.

Hancock went two for three with a double and an RBI. Yellowhair was also two for three in the loss.

Snowflake 001 010 2

St. Johns 121 332 12

Hosting Round Valley on Friday, the Lobos came away with a 19-9 win. A slow start with both teams scoring once in the first inning turned into a slugfest in the third as the Lobos scored seven runs and the Elks countered with five. Snowflake got momentum again in the fifth with three runs and ended the game under the mercy rule by scoring seven runs in the sixth to close out Round Valley.

Round Valley 105 102 9

Snowflake 117 037 19

With just five power point contests left, the Lobos have some work to do in order to ensure themselves a spot in the 3A state playoffs. Heading into this week’s action Snowflake was ranked 19th overall and fourth in the East Region. With only the top three from each region guaranteed a spot in the bracket, the Lobos need to win the majority of their remaining games. They will play four of those five games this week. After playing at Blue Ridge on Tuesday, they will host Payson on Friday, then play a doubleheader contest at Ganado next Tuesday. Currently, the Lobos sit at 7-13 on the season and they are 5-6 in power point games.