Dayton had lost eight straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 10-14 to make it nine. They fell just short of the Lowry Buckaroos by a score of 12-10. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Buckaroos this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-2 on Thursday.
Travis Gardner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs. Ivor Evans was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
As for Lowry, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-13. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted since March 29th.
On Lowry's side, Angus Boyles was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off two hits. Boyles has become a key player for Lowry: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 10-12 otherwise. Boyles was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Gabe Lange and Matthew Casalez did most of the damage at the plate: Lange went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, while Casalez went 2-for-3 with four RBI. Those four RBI gave Casalez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Erick Valencia, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Dayton beat Lowry by a score of 7-5 later that day.
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