Benicia waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the College Park Falcons. That's more bragging rights for Benicia, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ava Rojas was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kyra Mason, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
On College Park's side, Keira Pfeiffer was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Pfeiffer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Pfeiffer was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Abby Wood was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Benicia pushed their record up to 19-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for College Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Benicia has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Clayton Valley Charter at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Clayton Valley Charter has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.11 runs per game on average), something Benicia will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for College Park, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Alhambra at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. College Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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