For the second straight game, Dayton will face off against Churchill County. The Dust Devils will be playing at home against the Greenwave at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Dayton 2.8, Churchill County 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Dayton will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Churchill County, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Dust Devils' pitcher stepped up to hand the Greenwave a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. Those one runs were actually the fewest the Dust Devils have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
The result came thanks to LaSade Conti's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
Churchill County is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-5. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.67 runs. As for Dayton, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
Churchill County's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Dayton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Churchill County, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1 strikeouts. Will Dayton keep running through batters, or will the Greenwave buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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