Show Low and Snowflake are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Show Low Cougars will play host again on Monday to welcome the Snowflake Lobos, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
Show Low is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 23 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Crismon on Saturday. They suffered a tough 20-2 defeat at the hands of the Rattlers.
Meanwhile, Snowflake can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Everything went their way against Blue Ridge as Snowflake made off with an 8-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Snowflake who now have three in a row.
Skip Bawden made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Bawden has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Bawden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brennen Bryant and Aaden Coor did most of the damage at the plate: Bryant scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Coor scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jhett Yellowhair, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Show Low's loss dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Snowflake, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Show Low suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Snowflake in their previous meeting last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bawden, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Show Low knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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