The Touchet Redhawks are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on the Dayton Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Touchet is leaving town to face Dayton after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. The Redhawks lost 18-1 to the Bulldogs back in March. The loss continues a trend for the Redhawks in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
For Dayton's part, Lucy Trump was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Trump was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Alexa Jones was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those runs were her first of the season. Marissa Tupling was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Dayton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Touchet suffered a grim 18-1 defeat to Dayton in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Redhawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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