After having lost a blowout in their previous game against West Holmes, Dalton was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They never let the Columbia Raiders onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory.
Dalton got a great performance from Ava Fivecoat as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Fivecoat has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sydney Geiser and Kenna Doty did most of the damage at the plate: Geiser scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Doty went 3-for-3 with a double.
Dalton's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs per game. As for Columbia, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Dalton beat Columbia by a score of 16-3 later that day.
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