Baseball Recap: Dayton Falls Short Against Ranked Spring Creek

By Team Reports Mar 24, 2025, 11:29am

Baseball Recap: Dayton Dust Devils vs. Spring Creek Spartans

Dayton faced Spring Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Dayton fell 16-11 to Spring Creek. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Dust Devils, who until this game were averaging 3.91 runs allowed.

Adrian Acosta

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/22/25 vs Spring Creek3
02/28/25 vs Battle Mountain2
03/21/25 vs Spring Creek1
03/11/25 vs Smith Valley1
03/08/25 vs Hug1

Adrian Acosta made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ivor Evans, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run.

Acosta wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Dayton kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matches.

Dayton's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3. As for Spring Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Spring Creek beat Dayton by a score of 14-5 later that day.

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