Friday, March 29, 2024

Pinon softball team sweeps Ganado

Pinon softball team sweeps Ganado
Ganado Lady Hornet Camille Noble (4) catches the ball and prepares to tag a Pinon Lady Eagle runner out at third base on Tuesday. (Times photo – Donovan Quintero)

Ganado Lady Hornet Camille Noble (4) catches the ball and prepares to tag a Pinon Lady Eagle runner out at third base on Tuesday. (Times photo – Donovan Quintero)

BURNSIDE JUNCTION, Ariz.

The way Rochelle Begay sees it, there is a bright side to their tough early season schedule.

In general, no loss is a good loss but the Pinon coach said those early shortcomings served a purpose.

“We’re a young team,” she said. “We struggled but as long as we learned from our mistakes I’m okay with that.”

Going into Tuesday’s doubleheader with Ganado, the Eagles lost eight of their first 10 games, which included a 1-4 outing at the Chinle tournament early last month.

On March 26, they dropped their first sectional game to Tuba City by a 12-2 count but on Tuesday they thrust themselves back into the section race with a pair of wins.

The Eagles rallied with seven runs in the final two innings to post a 17-11 win in the first game, which counted as a freedom game.

In the second, Pinon held off Ganado with an 8-7 sectional victory as they trail Page and Tuba City in league play.


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About The Author

Quentin Jodie

Quentin Jodie is the Sports Editor for the Navajo Times. He started working for the Navajo Times in February 2010 and was promoted to the Sports Editor position at the end of summer in 2012. Previously, he wrote for the Gallup Independent. Reach him at qjodie@navajotimes.com

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