The Petaluma Trojans will head out to take on the Vintage Crushers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Petaluma has four straight victories, Vintage has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Petaluma proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by seven) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Acalanes.
Ben Vollmer looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, August Cuneo was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Vintage fell victim to Justin-Siena and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 6-0 to the Braves. The game marked the first time this year in which the Crushers were not able to get on the board.
Vintage also got a good showing from Miles Henry, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Vintage saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Porter, who went 2-for-4 with one double.
Petaluma pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Vintage, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Petaluma skirted past Vintage 10-8 in their previous matchup back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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