Softball Recap: Vintage Wins Going Away Against American Canyon

Vintage won the last time they faced American Canyon and things went their way on Friday too. The Crushers blew past the Wolves 8-1. With that win, the Crushers brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Angie Rubalcava made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Rubalcava was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.

Abygail Sims

Stolen Base (Career)

04/11/25 @ American Canyon	3
04/08/25 vs Casa Grande	1
03/18/25 vs St. Helena	1
05/14/24 vs Mt. Eden	1
04/22/24 vs Sonoma Valley	1

In other batting news, Abygail Sims was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aliyah McDonald, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.

Vintage pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for American Canyon, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-5-1.

Looking ahead, Vintage will head out to square off against Petaluma at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Crushers 1.6, the Trojans 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for American Canyon, they will host Maria Carrillo at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.