The Petaluma Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Redwood Giants at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Petaluma: 2.5, Redwood: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Petaluma is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Marin Catholic and snuck past 9-8.
Sam Schnitzer looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ryan Landry was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Dante Vachini, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Redwood came tearing into Wednesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Red Tailed Hawks 2-1. That's two games straight that Redwood has won by just one run.
Chas Veley looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Redwood's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jack Moseley, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Petaluma's record now sits at 17-9. As for Redwood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.
Petaluma came up short against Redwood in their previous matchup back in April, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Redwood's Theo Trono, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. 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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