The Petaluma Trojans will square off against the Marin Catholic Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Petaluma: 2.3, Marin Catholic: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Petaluma's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Casa Grande on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Gauchos by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Petaluma's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Petaluma got a good showing from Sam Schnitzer, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Schnitzer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Dante Vachini made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Marin Catholic came up short against Redwood on Tuesday and fell 11-7.
Liam Smith was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Cooper Mitchell was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Petaluma's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Marin Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-12.
Petaluma came out on top in a nail-biter against Marin Catholic in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 3-2. Will Petaluma repeat their success, or does Marin Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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