Benicia barely beat Campolindo the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Panthers never let the Cougars get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Thursday. The Panthers not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 28th (when they won 12-1).
Not much got past Andrew Murphy, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Campolindo off the board. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Murphy.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Peyton Rowles, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Thompson, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI and one double.
Panthers
| 04/24/25 vs Campolindo | 9-0 |
| 04/16/25 vs Franklin | 6-4 |
| 04/08/25 vs Acalanes | 8-3 |
| 04/01/25 vs El Cerrito | 4-1 |
| 03/26/25 vs Miramonte | 3-2 |
| + 5 more games |
Benicia's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Campolindo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-8.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Benicia is set to square off against their familiar foe Clayton Valley Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Panthers 3.5, the Ugly Eagles 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Campolindo will face off against rival Acalanes at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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