It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact American Canyon can now relate to. They lost 10-0 to the Benicia Panthers on Friday. The game marked the first time this year in which American Canyon was not able to get on the board.
For Benicia's part, Sinead Maas tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Maas has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Benicia let Alana Robinson and Kyra Mason loose on the outfield. Robinson scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Mason scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Vanessa Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
American Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Benicia, the win was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-1.
American Canyon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Benicia, they will head out on the road to face off against Livermore at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Livermore is on a six-game streak of home wins, Benicia a 15-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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