The Benicia Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Benicia comes in on five and Cardinal Newman on ten.
Benicia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Vintage out 4-3.
Benicia got a great performance from Cormac O?Connell as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. O?Connell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Miyamoto, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Peyton Rowles, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, while Cardinal Newman put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Alameda. Cardinal Newman walked away with a 3-0 win over Alameda.
Josh Jannicelli tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sam Valenti, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI.
Benicia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Cardinal Newman, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-5.
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