The Benicia Panthers (Benicia, CA) softball nipped the host Vallejo Apaches (Vallejo, CA), 2-1 in Friday's league bout.

The Panthers (2-2) will now prepare for their bout against Acalanes (Lafayette, CA). The Dons go into the non-league bout with a 1-3 record. In their last bout, Acalanes was edged by Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, CA), 3-1, in a non-league bout.

The Apaches now possess a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Rodriguez for a Solano County bout on Wednesday, March 24. Vallejo will confront a Mustangs squad coming off a 13-0 league win over Bethel (Vallejo, CA). The Mustangs record now stands at 3-0.