Alhambra is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Benicia is on a 13-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Alhambra Bulldogs will take on the Benicia Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Alhambra came up short against College Park and fell 5-2. Alhambra has not had much luck with College Park recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Willa Adler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mia Brady was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Keira Sullivan was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Benicia stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Clayton Valley Charter a 7-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Sinead Maas's shutout, as she gave up just three hits.
On the hitting side, Kyra Mason was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma French, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Alhambra's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Benicia, their win bumped their record up to 20-1.
Alhambra couldn't quite finish off Benicia when the teams last played last Tuesday and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Maas, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Alhambra knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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