Dust Devils
| 03/11/25 vs Smith Valley | 9-1 |
| 03/08/25 vs Hug | 18-1 |
| 03/08/25 vs Hug | 15-0 |
| 03/01/25 vs Lowry | 16-1 |
| 02/28/25 @ Pershing County | 10-4 |
| 02/28/25 vs Battle Mountain | 9-0 |
Dayton waltzed into their game on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the Smith Valley Bulldogs as they made off with a 9-1 victory. While the Dust Devils didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Viliami Tulimafua-Curran looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March of 2024.
On the hitting side, Duke Evans and Ivor Evans did most of the damage at the plate: Duke scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Ivor went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Ivor is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in each of the last three games he's played. River Aten was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Dayton's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Coming up, Dayton will venture away from home to challenge Wooster at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Dayton's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Wooster's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Smith Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pyramid Lake at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Pyramid Lake has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.17 runs per game on average), something Smith Valley will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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