Softball Game Preview: Dayton Greendevils vs. Newport Wildcats

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 5:10am

Softball Preview: Dayton Greendevils vs. Newport Wildcats

The Dayton Greendevils have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Newport Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Dayton will head into Monday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Monday after soaring to a seven-point matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Lloyd Memorial by a score of 7-5.

Dayton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoe Sparks, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Hall, who scored a run and stole three bases.

Meanwhile, sadly, Newport is still looking for their first win of the season after ten games. They fell just short of Ludlow by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday.

Dayton's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Newport, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.

Everything went Dayton's way against Newport in their previous meeting back in April of 2018 as Dayton made off with a 16-1 victory. Will Dayton repeat their success, or does Newport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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