Baseball Recap: Dayton Falls Short Against Ranked Spring Creek

Dayton faced Spring Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Dayton lost 14-5 to Spring Creek. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Dust Devils have suffered since February 27th.

Ivor Evans

Doubles (Career)

03/22/25 vs Spring Creek	2
03/21/25 vs Spring Creek	1
03/08/25 vs Hug	1
02/28/25 @ Pershing County	1
04/19/24 vs Elko	1

Ivor Evans was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Dallan Cowee was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Dayton has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-4 record this season. The win made it two in a row for Spring Creek and bumps their season record up to 10-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dayton will welcome North Valleys at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dayton's pitchers better be ready for this one: North Valleys has averaged an impressive 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Spring Creek, they will host Elko at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.