Spectators at Friday's league battle between the Benicia Panthers (Benicia, CA) and the visiting Vallejo Apaches (Vallejo, CA), saw Benicia's baseball squad beat Vallejo by a margin of 5-3.

Coming up next, the Panthers play the Rodriguez Mustangs (Fairfield, CA) in a non-league match, on Saturday, April 9. Benicia will attempt to advance on its 9-2 season record. The Mustangs go into the match with a 9-3 record after their 5-2 league win over Vanden (Fairfield, CA).

The Apaches (4-8) will now prepare for their match against Vanden (Fairfield, CA). The Vikings go into the Solano County match with a 4-8 record. In their last match, Vanden by Rodriguez (Fairfield, CA), 4-3, in a non-league match.

Lackluster defense proves costly for Vallejo High baseball in loss to Benicia By Jose San Mateo / Times-Herald Posted: 04/09/2011 01:00:16 AM PDT

Vallejo High's Anthony Piquit is tagged out at the plate by Benicia High catcher Erick Olson on a throw from the left fielder Jake Payne in the third inning Friday's game at Benicia High, won by the Panthers, 5-3. (Mike Jory/Times-Herald) The Vallejo High School baseball team's fortunes turned much like the weather when a sunny day turned cloudy and a slight drizzle started to fall by the third inning of its game against Benicia on Friday afternoon.

The Apaches (4-8, 1-2) dropped a 5-3 decision against their Solano County Athletic Conference rivals in a game that was as much about the plays that weren't made as the ones that were.

Vallejo committed five errors, all on the infield, had two runners thrown out at the plate and had a baserunner picked off by Benicia starter Peter Reyes. Despite all that, the Apaches were still within