On Saturday, Churchill County faced Dayton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Churchill County Greenwave blew past the Dayton Dust Devils 15-1. Considering Churchill County has won three games by more than 13 runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Vernita Fillmore made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Fillmore has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Fillmore was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Reece Hutchings and Kiley Wallace did most of the damage at the plate: Hutchings scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Wallace went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Rochelle Prentice was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Dayton's side, Kali Stott made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Churchill County's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Dayton, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Churchill County beat Dayton by a score of 2-0 later that day.
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