Benicia had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They came out on top against the Escalon Cougars by a score of 8-3. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cougars, too.
Alyssa Haywood made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched. Haywood was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
Haywood wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mady Lopez, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Escalon is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Benicia has already played their next contest, a 7-2 loss against Central Catholic on the 26th. As for Escalon, they will take on Calaveras at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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