Alhambra fell victim to Benicia and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Benicia Panthers by a score of 2-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Alhambra of the 9-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
For Benicia's part, not much got past Sinead Maas, who gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep Alhambra off the board. Maas has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Benicia's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ava Rojas, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Kyra Mason was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Alhambra's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-9. As for Benicia, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-1.
Alhambra will be playing in front of their home fans against Las Lomas at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Benicia, they will stay at home for another game and welcome College Park at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Benicia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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