Dayton won the last time they faced Garfield-Palouse, and things went their way  on Tuesday too. The Dayton Bulldogs came out on top against the Garfield-Palouse Vikings by a score of  9-4. The  win made it back-to-back  victories for Dayton.
  Peyton Benavides made a splash while hitting and pitching. She  didn't allow a single  earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Benavides was also solid in the batter's box,  scoring a  run and  stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
 In other batting news,  the team  relied heavily on  Brooklyn Laughery, who  scored a  run and  stole two bases while going 1-for-4.  Alexa Jones was another key contributor,  scoring two  runs while  getting on base  in three of her four plate appearances.
 Dayton's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Garfield-Palouse, they dropped their record down to 1-2 with that  loss, which was their sixth straight  at home dating back to last season.
 Both  teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Dayton will  square off against Colton at 4:30  p.m.  on Monday. Dayton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 15.1  runs per game this season. As for Garfield-Palouse, they will head out on the road to  face off against  Kendrick at 3:00  p.m.  on Thursday.
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