For the second straight game, Dayton will face off against Sparks. The Dust Devils are taking a road trip to square off against the Railroaders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dayton has eight straight victories, Sparks has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Dayton beats Sparks with 16 runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Dust Devils' pitchers stepped up to hand the Railroaders a 16-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Dust Devils have won five contests by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
River Aten looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Jordan Kennedy
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jordan Kennedy, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Beau Walker, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Dayton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .552. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Sparks' defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Dayton, their record is now 8-3.
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