Dayton is 0-3 against Governor Livingston since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Dayton Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Governor Livingston Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
If Dayton beats Governor Livingston with nine runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Dayton came out on top against Johnson by a score of 9-4 on Tuesday.
Chris Rodrigues tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Frank Dasti and Brandyn Bernknopf did most of the damage at the plate: Dasti went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double, while Bernknopf scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Governor Livingston faced Westfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Governor Livingston walked away with a 6-3 victory over Westfield.
The win got Dayton back to even at 8-8. As for Governor Livingston, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Dayton might still be hurting after the 11-2 defeat they got from Governor Livingston in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Dayton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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