Baseball Preview: Petaluma Trojans vs. Maria Carrillo Pumas
The Petaluma Trojans will be playing at home against the Maria Carrillo Pumas at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Petaluma will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Petaluma's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over American Canyon.
American Canyon's batters probably weren't too happy with James Dole, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 14 Ks (he gave up two walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bryce Billing, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Flynn Shoop, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Maria Carrillo came into Thursday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 4-1 win over Windsor on Thursday.
Tommy McPhee was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. McPhee was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
McPhee wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Jordan, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Petaluma is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Maria Carrillo, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-8.
Petaluma was able to grind out a solid win over Maria Carrillo in their previous matchup back in May of 2021, winning 4-1. Will Petaluma repeat their success, or does Maria Carrillo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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