Snowflake is headed to the 3A State tournament after splitting its two final regular-season matches, both against top-10 teams.
Hosting ninth-ranked Blue Ridge on Monday evening, the fifth-ranked Lobos prevailed in three straight games: 26-24, 25-23 and 25-13.
Tuesday, the Ladies travel to Payson to face the fourth-ranked Longhorns. Payson proved they belong in the top five, handing Snowflake a 1-3 loss in four games. Snowflake dropped the first two games, 20-25 and 13-25, before taking game three, 25-18. Payson closed them out in the fourth, 21-25.
Snowflake finished as one of the top eight ranked teams in 3A and now awaits a winner from the 3A play-in matches, which take place Tuesday evening at higher-seed sites.
The Lobos will open the 3A State tournament with a round one match on Thursday in Snowflake against a winner from the play-in games on Tuesday. The final brackets won't be set until those play-in rounds conclude. Quarterfinal matches will be on Saturday and will be played at Mountain Pointe High School. The Semifinals will also be played later Saturday evening at Mountain Pointe. The 3A State Championship match will be Nov. 14, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
