The Marin Catholic Wildcats will be playing at home against the Petaluma Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Marin Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bulls a 6-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Marin Catholic has won by exactly six runs.
The team relied heavily on Jayden Lee, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Luke Martin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Petaluma scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Napa with a sharp 11-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Petaluma needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Arlo Pendleton tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Petaluma got a big performance out of Aiden Jones, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of August Cuneo, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Marin Catholic now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Petaluma, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Marin Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Petaluma in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, winning 4-1. Does Marin Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Petaluma turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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