The Maria Carrillo Pumas will head out on the road to challenge the Sonoma Valley Dragons at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Maria Carrillo will be strutting in after a victory while Sonoma Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
While Pumas fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They came out on top against St. Helena by a score of 9-4 on Friday.
Paige Richards spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Kylie Crabb was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Olivia Weber was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Sonoma Valley came up short against Montgomery on Thursday and fell 11-7. The Dragons haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Riley Rhodd was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Rhodd was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Rhodd wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Delilah Olivier, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Maria Carrillo came up short against Sonoma Valley when the teams last played back in May of 2019, falling 7-3. Can Maria Carrillo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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