For the Dolores High School baseball team, three weekend games produced plenty of solid plays and a few highlights, but no wins.<\/p>\n
Opening the three-game slate at home against Monticello on March 30, the Bears enjoyed their best offensive performance of the season, but lost, 13-11.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a good game,\u201d Hamilton said. \u201cWe played the whole way through, and we played as a team. We gave ourselves every opportunity to win and we just couldn\u2019t pull it out at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following up its loss with a road game against No. 1 ranked Paonia on April 1, Dolores was unable to get a hit off of starting pitcher Jaden Miller and lost 15-0.<\/p>\n
\u201cPaonia is a very solid team,\u201d Hamilton said. \u201cThey had the best pitching we\u2019ve seen all year. We hit the ball, but we just couldn\u2019t get it past them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Closing out the weekend stretch on the road against Hotchkiss on April 1, the Bears benefited from a two-run home run by sophomore Dakota Smith, but ultimately fell, 10-2.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had umpire problems, but there\u2019s nothing we can do about that,\u201d Hamilton said. \u201cI feel like we\u2019re playing great baseball. We just can\u2019t seem to catch a break.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now 2-6 on the season, Dolores will next play on the road against Nucla on April 4 before traveling to face the Dove Creek Bulldogs on April 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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