Snowflake finished the regular season ranked fourth in the final 3A rankings and they hosted 13th seeded Winslow on Saturday morning in the first official round of the 3A state playoffs.
Winslow was also on their final regular season game opponent to start the week on Monday. Playing that game in Winslow, the Lady Lobos scored four second inning runs then gradually pulled away, securing the 10-2 win to maintain their hold on the fourth overall seed.
Kashlynn Cantrell pitched all seven innings, allowing just the 2 runs on 6 hits with 6 strikeouts and 2 walks.
At the plate Scarbrough went 3 for 3 with a double. Brooklyn Lovingood was 3 for 4 with a double. Lyla Craner went 1 for 2 with a double and Cantrell also doubled, going 1 for 5. Addie Coor was 1 for 3, Paisley Solomon was 1 for 4 and Brittyn Butler went 1 for 4.
Snowflake prevailed in the playoff game by a final of 10-5. Winslow started well, scoring 4 first inning runs. The Lobos tied the game at 4-4 with 1 run in the second and 3 in the third. They moved in front 7-4 with 3 more runs in the fourth. Each team scored once in the fifth, then the Lobos put the final points on the board, scoring twice in the bottom of the sixth.
Kloe Burden had a nice day at the plate, going 3 for 3 including a triple and a double, along with 3 RBI. Cantrell went 3 for 4 with a pair of doubles. Kelsey Scarbrough matched that same stat line with 2 doubles. Lovingood went 1 for 3 with a double. Coor was 2 for 4, Riley Perkins was 1 for 4, Brodie Cates was 2 for 2 and Butler went 1 for 3.
Cantrell again did the job in the circle. She went all seven innings allowing the 5 runs on 6 hits with 5 strikeouts and walked 3.
Snowflake will now face fifth-seeded Yuma Catholic beginning at 4 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon in Snowflake. With a win they would advance to the semifinal round and face either top ranked Valley Christian, or No. 8 River Valley on Friday evening at Papago Softball Complex. Yuma Catholic defeated Thatcher 11-1 in their first-round game.
