Baseball Recap: Marin Catholic Wildcats vs. Petaluma Trojans
Marin Catholic and Petaluma squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Marin Catholic had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Petaluma Trojans by a score of 9-8. Marin Catholic has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carter Capobianco was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Carson Davis was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Petaluma's side, Sam Schnitzer looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Schnitzer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ryan Landry was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dante Vachini, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Marin Catholic now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Petaluma, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-9.
Marin Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Petaluma, they will challenge Redwood at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Petaluma: 2.5, Redwood: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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