Vacaville is a perfect 4-0 against Sonoma Valley since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Vacaville Bulldogs will host the Sonoma Valley Dragons at 2:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Vacaville 3.3, Sonoma Valley 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Vacaville's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Wood. The contest marked the Bulldogs' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Not much got past Dallas West, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Wood off the board. West has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
Caden Whitten
| 03/13/25 vs Wood | 3 |
| 02/19/25 @ Pittsburg | 2 |
| 02/28/25 vs Alhambra | 1 |
| 04/12/24 vs Fairfield | 1 |
| 03/25/24 vs Armijo | 1 |
At the plate, Caden Whitten was excellent, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Noah Wilcox, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sonoma Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Maria Carrillo. The game marked the first time this year in which the Dragons were not able to get on the board.
Sonoma Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was River Gilardi, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Vacaville pushed their record up to 5-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing ten hits in those games compared to only 4.83 in the others. As for Sonoma Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Vacaville was able to grind out a solid victory over Sonoma Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 10-5. Will Vacaville repeat their success, or does Sonoma Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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