Petaluma won the last time they faced Sonoma Valley, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Everything went the Petaluma Trojans' way against the Sonoma Valley Dragons as the Petaluma Trojans made off with a 9-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Petaluma.
Lily Pardini was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Pardini has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Pardini was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Karlee Caldwell was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lauren Wilson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Sonoma Valley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Presley Sorensen, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Petaluma's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs per game. As for Sonoma Valley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6.
Petaluma will head out on the road to square off against Justin-Siena at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Justin-Siena's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in three consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change. As for Sonoma Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Napa at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Napa is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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