It was a good run, but Fernley unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak in Saturday's first game. They fell just short of the Dayton Dust Devils by a score of 14-13. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (ten), Fernley still had to take the loss.
Joseph Machado was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5. Matthew Paiz was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Fernley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .485. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dayton only posted a batting average of .306.
On Dayton's side, Jordan Kennedy was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Ty Francis, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Fernley now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Dayton, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-12.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Fernley beat Dayton by a score of 8-1 later that day.
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