The Lady Bulldogs were outscored 20-0 in the first period against Gunnison and were never able to recover from the deficit. Despite a strong second half, they ended the game with a 48-35 loss.

Hotchkiss is now 6-10, 4-8, and are currently seventh out of 10 teams in 3A Western Slope standings.

In their final game of the regulation season, Hotchkiss faced the Lady Pirates of Olathe (15-2, 11-0) Tuesday night (results were not available by press time).

The opening round of playoffs happens Tuesday, Feb. 21. Brackets for the upcoming tournament games will be decided after this weekend's final games.