The Sonoma Valley Dragons will venture away from home to challenge the Vintage Crushers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Sonoma Valley has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Sonoma Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They skirted past Napa 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Dragons have posted since May 3, 2024.
Henry Foster spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
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At the plate, Sonoma Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Hughes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Hughes has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Josh Plexico also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Vintage waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Vikings. Considering the Crushers have won four matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Soren DeYoung looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Blake Porter was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one double. Vintage is undefeated when Porter posts two or more runs, but 3-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of John Bullock, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Vintage's record now sits at 7-5. As for Sonoma Valley, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11.
Sonoma Valley couldn't quite get it done against Vintage in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Can the Dragons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
