The Bulldogs lost a pair of games last week to Blue Ridge, 9-5, on Monday in Lakeside and to Payson, 6-4, in Winslow on Friday. The result left the Bulldogs with a 6-6-1 record for the season.
In the 9-5 loss to Blue Ridge, the Yellowjackets took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning and expanded it to 5-0 in the bottom of the fourth. The Bulldogs rallied and cut the margin to 5-3 in the top of the sixth inning only to see Blue Ridge plate four runs in the bottom of the frame. Winslow scored twice in the top of the seventh and last inning, but it was too little, too late.
Ricardo Villanueva and Ale Williams worked on the mound for the Bulldogs.
Winslow only had six hits, with Jason Lyons leading the way with a 2 for 4 performance, including a triple. Brennan Sawyer and Villanueva were each 1 for 3. Russell Foy and Daniel Vizcaya were 1 for 4.
In the 6-4 loss to Payson, both teams scored twice in the fourth inning. The Longhorns plated two more in the top of the sixth inning for a 4-2 lead. The Bulldogs got one back in the bottom of the frame, but Payson scored a pair in the top of the seventh and Winslow only got one back in the bottom of the last inning, leaving the Longhorns with the win.
Jacob Guerrero was on the mound for the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs had six hits led by Nick Reyes, who was 2 for 3. Brannan Sawyer, Guerrero, K.C. Clay and Nolan Robertson were all 1 for 3.
The Bulldogs were slated to meet the Roadrunners on Tuesday, April 4, at Holbrook, and will host the Estrella Foothills Wolves on Thursday and the Maryvale Panthers on Friday.
