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The Dove Creek Lady Bulldogs started the 2016 season with four consecutive wins.<\/p>\n
But they were handed their first lost of the year by the Ignacio Bobcats (1-2, 1-1 San Juan Basin League) on Thursday at home.<\/p>\n
Senior Alex Forsythe led the Lady Bobcats with 11 kills en route to a 3-1 win (25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 26-24).<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs attempted to bounce back on Saturday hosting the Ridgway Demons (3-1, 2-0 SJBL), but they were swept in three sets, 26-24, 25-22, 25-23.<\/p>\n
Dove Creek (4-2, 0-2 SJBL) will next take on the Ouray Trojans (1-3, 0-2 SJBL) on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Mancos Blue Jays (1-4, 0-2 SJBL) and Dolores Bears (1-5, 0-2 SJBL) also slid over the weekend.<\/p>\n
After getting swept by Nucla (4-1, 1-0 SJBL) in an away contest on Thursday, the Lady Blue Jays fell on Friday at home to Norwood (3-4, 2-0 SJBL) in three straight, 25-11, 25-14, 25-9.<\/p>\n
Dolores returned from a nine-day layoff to fall in an away match against Ridgway on Saturday, 3-1.<\/p>\n
Dolores gets back in action on Thursday at Ignacio, and Mancos next hosts Ridgway on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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