Benicia had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the California Grizzlies out 4-3. Four seems to be a good number for Benicia as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Alana Robinson spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Benicia's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ava Rojas, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyra Mason, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
On California's side, they also let their pitcher toss all nine innings and she was also dialed-in: Kaitlyn Le gave up four earned runs on 11 hits. Those nine innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Reese Stiner was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Benicia's victory bumped their record up to 13-1. As for California, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-6.
Benicia will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against College Park at 4:30 p.m. College Park is on a four-game streak of home wins, Benicia a nine-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for California, they will take on Amador Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (California: 3.1, Amador Valley: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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