Governor Livingston is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Dayton is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Governor Livingston Highlanders will take on the Dayton Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Governor Livingston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Westfield, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Governor Livingston was ranked 14th). Governor Livingston came out on top against Westfield by a score of 6-3 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Dayton won against Brearley on Saturday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Dayton walked away with a 9-4 victory over Johnson.
Dayton got a great performance from Chris Rodrigues as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Rodrigues has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Frank Dasti and Brandyn Bernknopf did most of the damage at the plate: Dasti went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double, while Bernknopf scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Governor Livingston's win bumped their record up to 17-3. As for Dayton, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season.
Everything went Governor Livingston's way against Dayton in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Governor Livingston made off with an 11-2 victory. Does Governor Livingston have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dayton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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