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Snowflake won two of three games last week and will head to the 3A state playoffs ranked inside the top 10 regardless of the outcome of their final regular season game played at home against Winslow on Monday. The Lobos were ranked sixth prior to Friday’s home loss to Show Low.
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In that game the Cougars moved on top 4-0 through two innings, then pushed that lead to 5-0 with a fourth inning run. Snowflake scored once in the fifth and once in the bottom of the seventh, but lost the game 8-2.
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Snowflake opened the week in Holbrook on Monday with a 12-2 six inning win. The game was close through four innings with the Lobos on top 3-2. Things changed in the top of the fifth where Snowflake seized control of the game with eight runs.
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The Lobos pounded out 13 hits in the win. Ricky Munger went four for four, with three doubles; Chase Williams, three for four, with a triple; Jace LeSueur, two for three; Caden Cantrell, two for three; Tyler Hall, one for four; and Traegon Standerfer was one for two.
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LeSueur got the start on the hill and worked five innings giving up two runs with six strikeouts and walked just one. Munger pitched one frame giving up no runs with a pair of strikeouts.
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The 3A state playoffs will begin on April 30, with the play-in games. If Snowflake can remain inside the top eight in the final rankings they won’t see the field again until the first round of the playoffs, which begin on Friday, May 3. If they fall outside the top eight they will be involved in the play in games on April 30.
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