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Petaluma Drops American Legion World Series Opener
The Leghorns still have life in the double-elimination tournament. They'll play again on Saturday at 10 a.m.
A day that started promisingly for Petaluma quickly came unraveled in one disastrous inning.
And that turned out to be too much for the Leghorns to overcome in an 8-5 loss to Mid-South regional champion Gonzalez (La.) in a first-round American Legion World Series game today in Shelby, N.C.
The good news from a Leghorns standpoint is that they live to play another day in the double-elimination tournament. Petaluma is scheduled to play on Saturday at 10 a.m. against the winner of today's game between Northeast regional champion Branford (Conn.) and Southeast champion Wilmington (N.C.).
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Petaluma led 4-0 going into the bottom of the third inning, when Gonzalez erupted for eight runs.
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Ryan Haug hit a two-run homer that highlighted a three-run third inning that opened up a 4-0 lead.
Robert Busse and Weston Bryan each contributed two hits for Petaluma.
The Leghorns scored the game's first run when Bryan Weston doubled and scored on a Ryan Walsh one-out hit.
Haug's homer, an inside-the-park shot down the right field line, followed Chase Stafford's one-out walk.
Bryan led the sixth with a double and scored on a Scott Hilbert groundout to make it an 8-5 game.
