Touchet extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping them down to 1-5. They came up short against the Dayton Bulldogs, falling 27-4. If the Indians were looking for revenge after losing 26-16 to the Bulldogs when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Dayton, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-6. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
For Dayton's part, Janie Howard made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Howard a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with seven RBI, three runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Dayton got a massive performance out of Cindi Howard, who got on base in all six of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, five runs, and one triple. With that strong performance, Howard is now averaging an impressive 2.1 runs per game. Another player making a difference was Jaelynn Chapman, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
While Touchet had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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