\u201cIt was a really, really, really disappointing loss,\u201d Rodriguez said in a phone message to The Durango Herald on Tuesday night. \u201cWe let that one slip through our fingers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Montezuma-Cortez beat the Durango Demons 11-9 on Tuesday night at Aspen Field, the same diamond where Rodriguez just finished her stellar playing career at Fort Lewis College.<\/p>\n
Durango brought its bats to its home opener, but the Demons forgot to bring their gloves.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t have it with our defense,\u201d said the Demons\u2019 first-year head coach, who played third base for the Skyhawks. \u201cAnd we made some really timely mistakes. (Alexys) Vidunas did a great job in the circle, and (Augusta) Brockus threw well, but we just didn\u2019t have the defense to back it up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Durango will have a couple of days to bring its defense back up to speed. DHS (1-2) will host Delta in a doubleheader at 3 p.m. Friday at Aspen Field, then Palisade at 10 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI plan on turning it around at practice this week, now that we know what to address to be successful this year,\u201d Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n