The Petaluma Trojans will face off against the Casa Grande Gauchos at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Petaluma took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Sonoma Valley onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
The result came thanks to James Dole's shutout, as he gave up just one hit.
At the plate, Petaluma got a massive performance out of Dante Vachini, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Flynn Shoop was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Casa Grande scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They came out on top against Maria Carrillo by a score of 17-14.
JT Summers was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Rice, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Petaluma pushed their record up to 16-8 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Casa Grande, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Petaluma came up short against Casa Grande in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Casa Grande's Brady Laubscher, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Now that Petaluma knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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