Dayton had lost five straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 10-15 to make it six. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Elko Indians. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
LaSade Conti was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off ten hits. That's the fewest earned runs she has allowed since back in March. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base.
As for Elko, they now have a winning record of 13-12. They haven't had any issues with Dayton recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
On Elko's side, not much got past Taylor Hunton, who gave up just five hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Dayton off the board. Hunton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kallista Crouch and Addison Seipp did most of the damage at the plate: Crouch went 2-for-3 with one home run, while Seipp went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI Seipp has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Abrianna Lesbo, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
While Dayton had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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