The Petaluma Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Vintage Crushers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Petaluma is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Justin-Siena a 22-0 shutout on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Petaluma with their most commanding win of the season.
Mary Franceschi and Mya Gonzalez were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Franceschi pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Gonzalez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Franceschi scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Gonzalez went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Petaluma got a massive performance out of Jess Hamilton, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Karlee Caldwell, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Vintage can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over American Canyon.
Like Petaluma, Vintage also got a great game from a two-way player: Malina Viruet. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Viruet was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Cienna Alvarez was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Mia Griffith, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Petaluma's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-12. As for Vintage, they pushed their record up to 14-4-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Petaluma has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. However, it's not like Vintage struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.9. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Petaluma came up short against Vintage when the teams last played back in April, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vintage's Angie Rubalcava, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that Petaluma knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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