Scorpions softball season ends in play-in game loss
Freshman Alyla Brooks delivers a pitch during Sedona Red Rock High School’s state play-in game against Arizona Lutheran on Tuesday, May 4. The Scorpions were competitive with the Coyotes for most of the game, but allowed eight runs in the top of the seventh inning and lost 14-5. Despite a rough end, it was a productive season for the Sedona team, who featured a lot of players with little to no softball experience at the start of the season. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
When Sedona Red Rock High School’s softball team defeated North Pointe Prep in a dramatic, extra-inning game in the season finale, it ensured that the Scorpions would be at home for their state play-in game against Arizona Lutheran on Tuesday, May 4. The home field advantage, though, was not enough.
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Senior pitcher Bella Horton throws a pitch during Sedona Red Rock High School’s game against Northland Prep on Thursday, March 25. Horton also pitched for Sedona in its game against Glendale Prep on Tuesday, March 30. Horton and the Scorpions were victorious in that game, defeating the Griffins 19-4 for their first win of the young season. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
With a young team that features a lot of new players, Sedona Red Rock High School softball coach John Parks said that the Scorpions try not to scoreboard watch throughout games, but focus more on getting better. If the SRRHS team looked at the scoreboard during its game against Glendale Prep Academy on Tuesday, March 30, it would have looked good.
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Sedona Red Rock High School’s girls basketball team entered its home gym for a game against Desert Heights Prep on Wednesday, Feb. 17, with a perfect record. The Scorpions left the gym the same way.
Playing for the second consecutive night, the SRRHS attack wasn’t always as crisp as it’s been for much of the season. But the end result was a familiar one in that Sedona not only won, but won decisively, finishing on the right end of a 61-26 final score.
“We tried our hardest we know that this wasn’t our best game,” sophomore guard Mayra Parra-Landaverde said. “Even though we missed a lot of shots and did some bad stuff, we tried our hardest and pushed through the pain from the last game.”