After losing to Marin Catholic the last time they met, Petaluma decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Petaluma Trojans had just enough and edged the Marin Catholic Wildcats out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Petaluma.
Sam Schnitzer looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Petaluma's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jack Pattison, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On Marin Catholic's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Capobianco, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Petaluma is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Marin Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Petaluma will take on Redwood at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Redwood's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Petaluma's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Marin Catholic, they will head out on the road to challenge Terra Linda at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Marin Catholic is facing Terra Linda at the right time seeing as Terra Linda is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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