Dillas romp Broncos 22-11

This is how it almost always happens, isn't it?

A few inspiring wins and then a complete THUD! A two-game winning streak followed by a horrific display of pitching that completely takes things 100 steps backward.

The Broncos lost to Amarillo on Friday, 22-11. Read it again. 22. To. 11.

Laredo surrendered 27 hits. Neither team committed an error (a marvel within itself).

The Dillas nailed four homers, including two courtesy of Danny Bravo.

And to think...after the first inning, the Broncos led 3-0. Little did they know.

Here's the full detailed game report from the Broncos' website. Read at risk.

I have to assume this was just an aberration, considering the consistent success the Broncos have seen lately on the mound.

Andy Schon, who'd gone 5-0 in his previous six starts, pitched terribly, surrendering 10 runs on 11 hits in 3 1/3 innings.

He walked two and struck out none.

Edinburg did not play tonight so it did not gain ground as the Broncos fell to 32-36.

The good news? The offense finally broke out, which we expected sooner or later. It accounted for 11 runs on 22 hits.

But it only figures that once the offense got rollin', the pitching stopped.

What's more impressive is that the Broncos did so without a single home run. So maybe there's a good amount of pleasantries to be found in this walloping after all.

They didn't lose to a scrub team. And the fact that Schon is normally reliable leads me to believe that this is the one bad start he was due.

Hey, one bad start out of six great ones is not bad at all. And his record is still a glossy 7-3.

The most important thing for the Broncos? They have to move on. And by what coaches and players have told me the past few weeks, that's easier said than done with this ballclub.

They have to completely rid themselves of Friday night's monstrosity. Forget it. Move on. Saturday is a new day, a chance to win the best-of-three series and come back to Laredo with momentum entering a three-game home set against Alexandria (another league beast).

They have to let it go and act like Friday never happened.

It'll be interesting to see if they do just that.