The Danville Dans and the Lafayette Aviators fought for first place in the Wabash River Division in the Prospect League on Thursday.

The Dans found themselves down 12-1 after the fourth inning and while they tried to come back, they ended up losing 14-8 and fell a ½ game behind the Aviators.

Ben Higgins had two hits with two RBIs for Danville, while Sam Bianco and Winston Parke each had two hits and a RBI, Oliver Dunn had two RBIs, Tony Castonguay had a RBI and Cooper McMurray had three hits.

Cole Heath took the loss, going 2 2/3 innings with two strikeouts and giving up five hits and six runs.

Tanner Craig had three hits with two home runs and seven RBIs for the Aviators.