Baseball Recap: American Canyon Wolves vs. Sonoma Valley Dragons
American Canyon had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Sonoma Valley Dragons. That's two games straight that American Canyon has won by exactly four runs.
Spencer Watson tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dylan Brown, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Andre Lopez was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On Sonoma Valley's side, Max Harrison was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Austin Hughes was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Sonoma Valley was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
American Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Sonoma Valley, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.
American Canyon will have a chance to go back-to-back against Sonoma Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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