Benicia couldn't beat Vacaville on Thursday even though they stacked four runs on them in the first inning. The Panthers came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 20-6. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2022.
Layla Rollans and Ellie Kunstman stepped up to the plate in a big way. Rollans got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Kunstman went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. That RBI marked the first that Rollans has brought in this season. Kaity Nichols was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Benicia and nudges their season record down to 6-6. As for Vacaville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-4.
Coming up, Benicia will head out on the road to challenge Vintage at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Vacaville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Vanden at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Vikings have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season.
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