Six-run first dooms shorthanded Bobcats on the road in 10-2 loss

Six-run first dooms shorthanded Bobcats on the road in 10-2 loss

The Estes Park baseball team surrendered six runs in the opening frame of its Friday matchup with Platte Valley, digging itself a hole that proved too deep to climb out of. Platte Valley boasted a lineup of gifted hitters that jumped on the Bobcats early, batting around in the first, tallying four hits in the inning. The disciplined Bronco batsmen complemented that timely hitting by earning a trio of free passes in the frame off Estes Park start…