Baseball Preview: Sonoma Valley Dragons vs. Petaluma Trojans
Sonoma Valley is 1-9 against Petaluma since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Sonoma Valley Dragons have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Petaluma Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Sonoma Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Terra Linda, taking the game 7-2.
Meanwhile, Petaluma's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Saturday. They never let Maria Carrillo onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Sam Schnitzer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Schnitzer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Schnitzer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Brayden Breen looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, August Cuneo was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. Dante Vachini was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Sonoma Valley's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-12. As for Petaluma, they pushed their record up to 15-7 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Sonoma Valley might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Petaluma when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Sonoma Valley, Aaron Davainis (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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