A long layoff between games may have been too much for the Demons to overcome, as the Durango High School boys lacrosse team suffered a 14-4 loss to Fruita Monument Friday at DHS.
The Demons last played March 20 in a 14-2 win against Montrose.
“They’re a really experienced team with a lot of talent,” DHS head coach John Robinette said of Fruita Monument. “We drew first blood and were up 1-0 and it was 3-2 at the end of the first and we felt pretty good. We were down a couple of starters for various reasons and they battled through. The third quarter got away from us a little bit. They were the better team today.”
Durango (3-2, 1-2 5A/4A Southwestern League) trailed 5-2 at halftime and 8-3 after the third quarter before the Wildcats (5-2, 3-1 SWL) pulled away in the fourth quarter for the victory.
Cullen Robinette led Durango with two goals and one assist. Ryan Smith added one goal and two assists, and Corbin Randle had the other goal. Dylan Gaver made 14 saves for the Demons.
“Overall, they played really hard in the first half,” coach Robinette said. “The kids were getting after it and had some long possessions and battled hard for balls.”
Durango will host Grand Junction (3-4, 2-0 SWL) at 11 a.m. Saturday at DHS.
Baseball
BaseballA seven-run fifth inning, then two more runs in the top of the seventh pushed Nucla High School’s baseball team to a 9-6 victory against Ignacio High School on Friday in Ignacio.
The Bobcats (4-6) held a 4-0 lead after the second inning thanks to one run in the first and three runs in the second. But the Mustangs (4-6) took control in the top of the fifth with seven runs.
Ignacio responded with two runs in the bottom of the fifth to make it a 7-6 game but couldn’t muster any more runs.
Nucla only registered four hits in the game but drew nine walks and had four players hit by pitches to help the Mustangs’ cause. Nucla also stole nine bases in the game.
Will Gabriel pitched a complete game for Nucla. He gave up seven hits and struck out 12 Bobcats. Only three of the six runs against were earned.
Ignacio stats were not available.
Ignacio (2-1 2A District 3/5) will host Dolores (2-7, 1-2 District 3/5) on Monday.
Girls SoccerSalida 2, Bayfield 1, OT
Strong winds made it tough for the Bayfield High School girls soccer team to find a rhythm on offense, as the Wolverines fell to Salida 2-1 in overtime Friday in Salida.
“It was pretty tough getting into a rhythm with the wind we were dealing with,” BHS head coach Jen Moore said. “I don’t know if I’ve ever coached in such awful conditions.”
All three goals in the game were scored with the wind blowing at the offense’s back.
Bayfield’s Sophie Turner opened the match with a goal, assisted by Misty Helton, that sent the action to halftime with the Wolverines (2-3, 1-1) in front 1-0.
Salida (6-1, 2-0 Region 2) answered with a goal in the second half when Jayda Winker sped through the BHS defense for a through ball and beat the Wolverines’ keeper.
Tied 1-1, the match went to overtime and the Spartans scored quickly on a shot from outside box. Moore was unsure who scored the winning goal for Salida.
Bayfield will play at Buena Vista at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Murphy Sloan scored two goals on the first two shots in the opening four minutes of the game for Crested Butte, and the Titans (5-1) rolled past the Bobcats 10-0 on Friday in a match played in Gunnison.
Ignacio (0-6) has now lost two games by a combined 18-0 to the Titans this year.
Ryley Pearson made 14 saves in goal for Ignacio. On the other end, Ignacio did not register a shot. The game was called because of mercy rule in the 65th minute.
Crested Butte led 5-0 in the opening 15 minutes and took an 8-0 lead into halftime.
Ignacio is scheduled to play at Center at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Herald sports editor John Livingston contributed to this report.
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