On March 25, the Winslow Lady Bulldogs traveled to Whiteriver to take on the Alchesay Lady Falcons. They would play a doubleheader as the Lady Falcons went to a tournament and this was a way to get both conference games in for the season.
In the first game, the Lady Bulldogs would enjoy a shutout victory. In the top of the first, the Lady Bulldogs would score 4 runs with 2 outs, starting with a Gigi Vasquez 2 RBI single along with 2 unearned runs.
In the top of the second, the Lady Bulldogs would score 2 runs with an Angela Salazar solo home run and Cassius Tsosie’s RBI double.
In the top of the third, the Lady Bulldogs would score 5 runs with a Kendra Ybarra RBI double, Amatiel Gonzales’ 2 RBI single and 2 unearned runs.
In the top of the fourth, the Lady Bulldogs bats would get red hot, scoring 10 runs with a Ybarra RBI double, Salazar’s 3-run home run, Tsosie’s 2 RBI single and a Ybarra’s grand slam home run, making the final score Winslow 21, Alchesay 0. Winslow pitcher Ybarra had 2 strikeouts.
In the second game of the day the Lady Bulldogs bats would stay hot, but the Lady Falcons were determined not to be shutout. The first inning would be scoreless.
In the top of the second, the Lady Bulldogs would score 6 runs, starting with Gonzales’ RBI single. Vasquez would score on a passed ball, Ybarra would have a 2-run home run, Ara Leonard an RBI triple and Salazar an RBI double. In the bottom of the second, the Lady Falcons would score their first run of the day with a Tyra Gushoney RBI single.
In the top of the third, the Lady Bulldogs, with 2 outs, would score 4 runs with another 2-run home run by Ybarra, along with a Leonard RBI triple.
In the top of the fourth, the Lady Bulldogs scored 2 runs on a Gonzales RBI single and a Ybarra RBI single.
In the top of the fifth, the Lady Bulldogs would score 5 runs on a Rylie Sharp RBI single. Vasquez would get an infield 2-run home run and a Livia Palfy RBI triple, who then would score on a passed ball.
In the bottom of the fifth the Lady Falcons would score 2 runs on a Courtewa Vigil RBI single then Madison Cosay would score on a ground out for a final score of Winslow 17, Alchesay 3. Winslow pitcher Ybarra had 4 strikeouts.
On March 29, the Lady Bulldogs traveled to Phoenix to take on the undefeated Empire Lady Ravens of Tucson at Dobson High School at a neutral site.
In the top of the first inning, the Lady Ravens would score 2 runs on an Angelina Dahler RBI triple and an Eva Peace RBI double. In the bottom of the first Lady Bulldog Salazar would get 1 run back with her RBI single.
In the top of the second, the Lady Ravens would get 1 run on a Kapri Tiggas scoring on a ground out.
In the top of the fourth the Lady Ravens would have 1 run on an Emylie Alkire RBI single.
In the top of the sixth inning, the Lady Ravens would take control scoring 9 runs on a Mila Rios-Encinas RBI single, Ahna Dhaliwal had three RBI triples and she would score on a sacrifice fly, Kendall Freidinger had a 2 RBI single, Darby Smalligan had a 2 RBI single, and Mariah Fisher scored on a passed ball.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Lady Bulldogs would score 2 runs with Ybarra scoring on a ground out and Leonard scoring on a fly-out, making the final score Empire 13, Winslow 3. Winslow used two pitchers Kyah Wilcox with 2 strikeouts and Ybarra with 1 strikeout.
