NCS playoffs continue, but no Casa-Petaluma showdown

The North Coast Section baseball and softball playoffs continue Friday and Saturday, but there will be no showdown between Casa Grande and Petaluma after the Trojan baseball team was beaten, 3-2, by El Cerrito in 10 innings. W|

North Coast Section diamond play moves to Saturday for North Coast Section second-round action, but there will be no showdown between Casa Grande and Petaluma baseball teams.

Casa Grande did its part to make a baseball showdown real Wednesday night, riding the one-hit pitching of Nik Kamages to a 3-2 win over Concord.

However, Petaluma just missed in its first NCS endeavor, losing in 10 innings to El Cerrito, 3-2.

As a result, it will be El Cerrito playing at Casa Grande Saturday at 1 p.m. in a second-round Division 2 quarterfinal game.

The Casa Grande girls also play on Saturday, facing Bishop O’Dowd in a noon contest at the Castro Valley Community Center. The Lady Gauchos upset No. 3 seed Antioch, 1-0, in their first round game.

The St. Vincent girls, the No. 2 seed in Division 5, will host Making Waves Academy from San Francisco, the No. 7 seed at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Lady Mustangs, champions of the North Central League II, drew a first-round bye, while Making Waves Academy defeated Calistoga, 14-13.

The unbeaten boys baseball team, also champions of the NCL II, play at home Friday evening at 4:30 p.m. against No. 8 seed Ferndale. St. Vincent blanked Drew, 11-0, in its first round game, while Ferndale edged University, 5-4.

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