Vintage is 8-2 against Petaluma since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Crushers will head out on the road to take on the Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Vintage made easy work of American Canyon and carried off an 8-1 win. With that victory, the Crushers brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Angie Rubalcava was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Rubalcava was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Abygail Sims
| 04/11/25 @ American Canyon | 3 |
| 04/08/25 vs Casa Grande | 1 |
| 03/18/25 vs St. Helena | 1 |
| 05/14/24 vs Mt. Eden | 1 |
| 04/22/24 vs Sonoma Valley | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Abygail Sims, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Aliyah McDonald also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen bases of the season.
Meanwhile, Petaluma made easy work of Justin-Siena on Friday and carried off a 16-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Taylor Cook tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Petaluma got a massive performance out of Lauren Wilson, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Scarlett Fannin, who scored four runs while going 2-for-3.
Vintage is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Petaluma, their record is now 11-5.
Everything went Vintage's way against Petaluma in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Vintage made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crushers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
