Casa Grande won the last time they faced Sonoma Valley, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Casa Grande Gauchos narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Sonoma Valley Dragons 5-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Casa Grande.
Clint Rea was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. JT Summers was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base.
On Sonoma Valley's side, Henry Foster was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Sonoma Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Giarritta, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Casa Grande pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs per game. As for Sonoma Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.
Casa Grande will have a chance to go back-to-back against Sonoma Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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