Nucla hit Dove Creek with a six-run sixth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 12-11. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (ten), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Trevan Ivie
| 04/28/25 @ Nucla | 4 |
| 04/11/25 vs Sargent | 4 |
| 04/22/25 @ Dolores | 3 |
| 04/25/25 @ Antonito | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Dolores | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
Trevan Ivie led a balanced group of hitters, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Dove Creek's success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is 2-1 (and 7-8 when he doesn't). Sheldon Gardner was another key player, going 4-for-5 with two runs and two RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Dove Creek and nudges their season record down to 9-9. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Nucla, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
As of now, neither Dove Creek nor Nucla have any future games scheduled.
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