Snowflake split with Blue Ridge, then picked up a non-region win at Round Valley on Friday.
Playing at Blue Ridge on Tuesday, Snowflake was tied with the Yellowjackets 2-2 going into the seventh inning. Blue Ridge got the 1 run they needed in the bottom of the seventh, giving the Lobos a 1 run loss at 3-2.
Snowflake had just 7 hits. Graham Bawden went 2 for 3; Edge Bryant, 1 for 2; Curtis Hollom, 1 for 3; Kasen Rogers, 1 for 3; Daxon Wahl, 1 for 3; and Tate Matthews went 1 for 3 with a double.
Kyler Matthews pitched 6.1 innings allowing just 2 runs on 2 hits with 11 strikeouts and 3 walks. Hollom pitched the final frame allowing 1 run on 2 hits with 1 strikeout.
Thursday, the Lobos got revenge with a 10-0 five inning homefield shutout win over Blue Ridge. Snowflake scored 2 in the first, then plated 5 in the second to lead 7-0. A single run in the fourth, followed by 2 final runs in the fifth ended a strong performance on the hill by Hollom who allowed just 2 hits, with 11 strikeouts and no walks in the five innings he pitched.
At the plate Bawden went 2 for 2 with a double. Hollom helped himself going 1 for 3 with a double. Bryant was 1 for 2. Maverick Greer went 1 for 3. Kyler Matthews went 2 for 3 with a triple. Jaxon Merrill was 2 for 3. Daxon Wahl went 1 for 3 and Tate Matthews was 1 for 1.
Friday’s game at Round Valley resulted in an 8-4 Lobo win. The Elks out hit Snowflake but the Lobos made the most of their 10 hits.
Bryant was 2 for 5; Merrill, 2 for 4; Bawden, 1 for 6; Hollom, 1 for 4 with a double; Kasen Rogers, 1 for 3; Greer, 1 for 4 with a double; Wahl, 1 for 3; and Tate Matthews went 1 for 3 with a double.
Merrill pitched five innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits with 7 strikeouts and 1 walk. Tate Matthews pitched 2 innings, giving up 1 run on 1 hit with 2 strikeouts and walked 4. Dylan Krikendall pitched two innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits with a pair of strikeouts and a walk.
The Lobos were ranked 15th in the 3A power points heading into Friday’s win at Round Valley. This week they will host Winslow on Tuesday, then participate in the three-day Epic Tourneys Baseball Classic hosted by Horizon Honors beginning Thursday.
Snowflake enters this week 6-4 in regular season contests.
