The Winslow Lady Bulldogs continued their winning ways with a 5-0 victory over the Show Low Lady Cougars in a softball game played at home on Monday. The game was the first of several slated for the week due to postponements due to weather recently.
Haley Hayes got the win, working the full seven innings and allowing no runs on just two hits and three walks. She struck out 17 Lady Cougars.
The game was a scoreless pitchers’ duel for the first four innings. Winslow broke on top 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning on a triple by Haley Hayes and a single by Megan Lymer. Four more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning gave the Lady Bulldogs a comfortable 5-0 lead. Jaleisa Hayes singled to start the rally. Melissa Jacobs walked and Arianna Huerta singled. Gabby Stacey knocked in a run on a force out, and Mariah Ulibarri and Haley Hayes singled.
Haley Hayes was a perfect three for three at the plate with a triple. Jaleisa Hayes was a perfect two for two. Lymer and Huerta were each two for three. Stacey was one for three. Ulibarri was one for four.
With the changes to make up for postponed games, Winslow was slated to play every day of the week. On Tuesday, the Lady Bulldogs were to host the Tuba City Lady Warriors. On Wednesday, they were to meet the Monument Valley Lady Mustangs at Kayenta. They were to entertain the Ganado Lady Hornets on Thursday and meet the Hopi Lady Bruins today (April 15) at Polacca. The final game of the week will be on Saturday at Snowflake.
