The Petaluma Trojans will be playing at home against the Justin-Siena Braves at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Saturday, while Petaluma put up some runs, the same can't be said for Northgate. Petaluma put the hurt on Northgate with a sharp 7-0 victory.
James Dole looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Petaluma saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was August Cuneo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Rowan Ball was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Justin-Siena can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They blew past Sonoma Valley 15-5. Winning may never get old, but Justin-Siena sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Griffin Messenger looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Justin-Siena got a massive performance out of Sam Denkin, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Henry Meyers, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Petaluma has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Justin-Siena, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Petaluma came up short against Justin-Siena in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 8-3. Thankfully for Petaluma, Dalen Tinsley (who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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