For the second straight game, Sonoma Valley will face off against Casa Grande. The Dragons will be playing at home against the Gauchos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Sonoma Valley's offense. They fell just short of Casa Grande by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The Dragons haven't had much luck with the Gauchos recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
For Casa Grande's part, not much got past Brady Laubscher, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Sonoma Valley off the board. Laubscher has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Danny Mercado was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March.
Casa Grande has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Sonoma Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
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