Dove Creek lost against Rangely back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Dove Creek Bulldogs took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rangely Panthers. Dove Creek has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dove Creek saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gage Buffington, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
On Rangely's side, Marcos Quintana and Landon Carlson made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Quintana struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Carlson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Quintana scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Carlson scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trenton Long, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Landon Bollinger was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Dove Creek's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Rangely, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Dove Creek by a score of 21-18 later that day.
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