The Acalanes Dons are taking a road trip to challenge the Petaluma Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Tuesday, Acalanes came up short against De La Salle and fell 5-2. The Dons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Acalanes got a good showing from Branson Smith, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. That's the fewest hits Smith has allowed since back in May of 2025.
On the hitting side, Acalanes saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Winkles, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Cody Michlitsch also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Petaluma fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Vacaville on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 4-3. That makes it the first time this season the Trojans have let down their home crowd.
Rowan Ball made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Fontana, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Petaluma suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 5-2. As for Acalanes, they now have a losing record of 2-3-1.
Acalanes couldn't quite finish off Petaluma in their previous meeting back in April of 2025 and fell 3-1. Can the Dons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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