Baseball Preview: Benicia Panthers vs. Vintage Crushers
Benicia has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Vintage Crushers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Benicia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Washington 6-4.
Dominic Louro tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Colton Richardson, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Peyton Rowles was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Vintage won against Casa Grande on Friday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Vintage had just enough and edged De Anza out 5-3. The victory was nothing new for Vintage as they're now sitting on three straight.
Noah Piersig spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kai Gulliksen, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of James Burgess, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
Benicia has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Vintage, their win bumped their record up to 17-10.
Benicia came out on top in a nail-biter against Vintage in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 8-6. Will Benicia repeat their success, or does Vintage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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