The Dayton Broncos will head out on the road to face off against the West Fork Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Dayton's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so West Fork's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Dayton's offense. They fell 5-0 to Crosby on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Broncos in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost six in a row.
Dayton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bella Barziza, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, West Fork didn't have quite enough to beat Crosby on Friday and fell 5-4.
Elysia Gonzalez made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Jenna Haley also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Dayton's loss dropped their record down to 10-16. As for West Fork, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Dayton hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like West Fork struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Dayton couldn't quite get it done against West Fork in their previous matchup on March 3rd as they fell 4-1. Can the Broncos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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