Sonoma Valley hasn't had much luck against Vintage recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Dragons will welcome the Crushers at 4:00 p.m.
Sonoma Valley fell victim to Casa Grande and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gauchos. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, the Dragons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Vintage, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Justin-Siena on Tuesday as they made off with a 14-1 victory. The Crushers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by seven runs or more this season.
Carlee Carter made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Carter was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Makenzie Matoza was excellent, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Angie Rubalcava was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Vintage is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Sonoma Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Sonoma Valley suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Vintage in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Dragons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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