{"id":101034,"date":"2018-03-12T12:45:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T18:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/bulldogs-win-season-opener-over-monticello\/"},"modified":"2018-03-12T12:45:37","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T18:45:37","slug":"bulldogs-win-season-opener-over-monticello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/bulldogs-win-season-opener-over-monticello\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulldogs win season opener over Monticello"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Relying on a balanced hitting and stellar performances from two pitchers making their high school debuts, the Dove Creek High School baseball team defeated Monticello, 7-6, on March 10.<\/p>\n

The victory marked the first for the Bulldogs since the 2016 season after the team failed to win a game last year. The victory also represented a marked improvement last season\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s opener against Monticello, which Dove Creek lost, 21-2.<\/p>\n

Among Bulldogs players contributing to the victory were freshman pitchers Branson Smith and Hayden Gray, who combined three earned runs over seven innings pitched. Gray yielded one earned run over 3 and 2\/3 innings and struck out three Monticello batters. Smith yielded two earned runs over 3 and 1\/3 innings and struck out two.<\/p>\n

Dove Creek was led offensively by Gray, who went 2-4 with a double and 2 RBIs. Junior Kieron Huskey also drove in two runs for the Bulldogs, and Ty Smith, Branson Smith and Tristen Jarmon each drove in a single run.<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs led 3-0 at the end of the first inning and 6-0 at the end of the third. After Monticello scored four runs in the top of the fourth inning, Dove Creek scored a run of its own in the bottom of the fourth to pull ahead 7-4.<\/p>\n

The score tightened significantly in the top of the seventh inning after Monticello plated two runs, but the Bulldogs hung on for a one-run victory.<\/p>\n

Now 1-0 on the season, Dove Creek will look to continue its winning ways when it hits the road to face Dolores on March 13. The varsity contest is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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