Baseball Recap: Snowflake Beats Blue Ridge for Their Third Straight Win

Snowflake waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets by a score of 10-6. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 9-7 on April 1st.

Skip Bawden

Batters Struck Out

04/18/25 @ Blue Ridge	15
04/11/25 @ Valley Christian	4
04/03/25 @ Estrella Foothills	6
03/28/25 @ Show Low	14
03/25/25 @ Holbrook	6
+ 2 more games

Skip Bawden made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 15 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base.

In other batting news, Snowflake let Kyler Matthews and Aaden Coor run wild. Matthews went 3-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Coor went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run. That's the most runs Matthews has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Reidhead, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.

Snowflake hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.

Snowflake's record now sits at 14-6. As for Blue Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Snowflake will square off against Pima at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Blue Ridge, they will take on Winslow at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets are facing the Bulldogs at the right time seeing as the Bulldogs are stuck on an eight-game losing streak.