The Winslow Bulldogs lost to the Longhorns 8-2 in Payson last Tuesday. Last Friday, the Holbrook Roadrunners defeated the Bulldogs 8-2 in Winslow and on Saturday the Flagstaff Eagles pounded the Bulldogs 16-2 at Vargas Field. The losses left the Bulldogs with a record of 9-14-1 going into Monday’s game with the Show Low Cougars at Winslow.
In the 8-2 loss to Payson, the Bulldogs scored a run in the top of the first inning and another in the top of the third for a 2-0 lead they held until the bottom of the fifth inning. That’s when Payson rallied for seven runs, then added another in the bottom of the sixth to win the game.
Junior Villanueva took the loss, although he did not give up an earned run. Payson scored six unearned runs against him on five hits and three walks. He worked 42/3 innings. The Longhorns scored an earned run against Alec Williams on a hit and two walks. Nolan Robertson worked an inning and a third, and gave up an unearned run on a hit.
A.J. Huerta was 1 for 1 for the Bulldogs. Jalen Lyons was 2 for 4 with a double. Brennan Sawyer and Jacob Guerrero were both 1 for 3. The Bulldogs only had five hits.
In the 8-2 loss to Holbrook, the Roadrunners took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but the Bulldogs got two runs in the bottom of the frame to take the lead. Holbrook went ahead for good in the top of the fourth with a pair of runs and put it out of sight with five in the top of the seventh and final inning.
Guerrero took the loss, with relief from Robertson.
Winslow only had three hits, two by Huerta in three trips to the plate and one by Lyons in three trips.
In the 16-2 loss to Flagstaff, the Eagles scored three times in the top of the first inning and Winslow got one back in the bottom of the frame. The Eagles opened a commanding 9-1 advantage in the top of the second and put it out of sight with seven runs in the top of the third. Winslow scored in the bottom of the fourth. but it was far too little, too late. Winslow only had four hits in the contest.
