Spring Creek entered their tilt with Dayton with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Dayton Dust Devils on Friday and snuck past 9-8. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Spring Creek also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Wyatt Sandoval made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Sandoval has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sandoval was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Sandoval wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ethan DeFevre, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. DeFevre has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Dayton's side, Ty Francis led a balanced group of hitters, going 4-for-5 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ivor Evans, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Spring Creek pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Dayton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6.
Spring Creek will have a chance to go back-to-back against Dayton: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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