The Pomeroy Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Dayton Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dayton is hoping to do on Saturday what Garfield-Palouse couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Pomeroy's winning streak, which now stands at ten games. Pomeroy never let Garfield-Palouse onto the board and left with a 13-0 win.
Trace Roberts made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Roberts has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Roberts was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing seven bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Nick Bryson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Rory McKiernan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Dayton made sure to put some runs up on the board against Sunnyside Christian on Saturday. Dayton put the hurt on Sunnyside Christian with a sharp 14-4 victory.
Pomeroy pushed their record up to 12-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Dayton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 10-1-1 record this season.
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