It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Dove Creek can now relate to. They came up short against the Nucla Mustangs on Friday, falling 13-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Bulldogs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Dove Creek saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sheldon Gardner, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Dove Creek now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Nucla, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-8.
Dove Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nucla, they will take on Sargent at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Farmers have averaged an impressive 8.7 runs per game this season.
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