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The Winslow Bulldogs defeated the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils 6-4 in the Florence tournament on March 2. That left them with a 2-4 record. Then came a trip to Tuba City and an amazingly easy victory over the Warriors of 22-2 in which the Bulldogs had 21 hits in a game shortened to four innings. On Thursday they lost to the visiting Snowflake Lobos 11-9 in an extra inning game.
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In the 6-4 win over the Dust Devils, the Bulldogs scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning but Santa Cruz Valley rallied for two in the top of the second and two more in the top of the third. Winslow had scored one in the bottom of the second and won the game with two runs in the bottom of the third. The game was ended after neither team scored in the fourth or fifth inning.
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Winslow used two freshman pitchers, Chris Arellano and Jace Lyons in the win. Dylan Vargas led Winslow at the plate with two hits in three trips driving in five runs with a double and a triple. Mason Scott was one for one. Jacob Guerrero was one for two and Lyons was one for three.
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In the 22-2 win over Tuba City, the Bulldogs had four pitchers each work an inning giving up only two hits and two runs, only one of which was earned. The Bulldogs cracked out 21 hits led by A.J. Huerta who was four for five with a double and three RBIs, Scott who was three for five with three RBIs and a host of others. Winslow had 10 players with base hits.
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In the 11-9 loss to Snowflake, the Lobos took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning but Winslow scored twice in the bottom of that frame. Both teams scored twice in the second inning and didn’t score in the third. The Bulldogs plated two for a 6-3 lead in the bottom of the fourth. Snowflake tallied one in the top of the fifth but the Bulldogs plated three in the bottom of the frame for a 9-4 lead. Snowflake rallied for five runs to tie the game and when Winslow did not score in the bottom half send it into extra innings. The Lobos scored twice in the top of the eighth and held that advantage to win the game.
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Winslow used three pitchers who gave up 11 runs, 10 of which were earned, on 12 hits and five walks. The Bulldogs scored nine runs on nine hits and five walks. Brennan Sawyer was three for five with a double and a triple and an RBI. Welden Gamber was two for four with three RBIs and a triple. Sonny Wilbanks was one for two. Kobe Barton was also one for two. Huerta and Guerrero were one for five.
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