The Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks will square off against the Petaluma Trojans at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Petaluma will be up against a hot Tamalpais team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. The Red Tailed Hawks were the clear victors by a 10-1 margin over Branson on Friday.
Ryan Simon
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Tamalpais got a massive performance out of Ryan Simon, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those two runs gave Simon a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Henry Stoll, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Petaluma got the win against Napa on Thursday by a conclusive 12-2. That's two games straight that the Trojans have won by exactly ten runs.
Jack Pattison looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Quinn Gaidmore, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Landry, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Petaluma's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Tamalpais, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tamalpais has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Petaluma struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Tamalpais might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from Petaluma in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can the Red Tailed Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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