By Greg Perkins Three more games in the win column for the Lady Lobos last week with them sweeping Winslow in back-to-back contests on Tuesday and Thursday followed by a 23-1 dominating road win over Gilbert Christian on Friday. Facing the Lady Bulldogs in Winslow on Tuesday, Snowflake took the early lead with one first inning run. They matched in the third, but saw Winslow close the gap to 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth. Both teams scored twice in the fifth, then the Lobos put the game out of reach with four runs in the top of the sixth. They went on to win the game 8-3. Anna Berger led the way at the plate going 2 for 4 with a triple. Taylee Craner was 1 for 4 with a homer, and Jordyn Butler, Maren Berger, Rylee Wengert and Zoie Pearce also had one hit, with Pearce’s being a double. Anna Berger pitched six innings giving up three runs on two hits with a walk and struck out 13. Two days later the same clubs met in Snowflake, but this time all the scoring game was in the bottom of the fourth, where the Lobos pounded out five runs. Those five runs accounted for the final score with Snowflake winning 5-0. Butler went 3 for 4 at the plate with a double. Emily Davis was 2 for 3, Craner hit another home run, and Anna Berger and Pearce each had doubles. Sophomore Maren Berger pitched all seven innings allowing just two hits with a pair of walks and six strikeouts. Friday the team stepped out of the east region for a game with the Gilbert Christian Knights. This game was over quickly. Snowflake scored four in the first then tacked on another seven in the second. They put seven on the board again in the fourth then finished the game off with five in the top of the fifth. Gilbert scored just once in the game in the 23-1 Lobo win. Snowflake pounded out 17 hits in the game led by Anna Berger who went 4 for 4 with two home runs. Butler was 3 for 4; LillieAnn Hollom was 3 for 5, Maren Berger 2 for 4, with two doubles; and Craner went 2 for 3, with a triple and a double. Anna Berger pitched all five innings allowing just one run, with a walk, and had 11 strikeouts. This week the Lobos will face a struggling Holbrook team on back-to-back days. Tuesday the two teams played in Snowflake, and Wednesday they will square off in Holbrook. On Friday the team will travel to Blue Ridge, then next Tuesday they face the same Yellowjacket team. Snowflake enters this week’s action with an 8-1 overall record.
