While Benicia didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on the Bethel Jaguars with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-15, 25-19.
Leading Benicia to victory were Alexis Portello and Zoe Cohen. Portello had eight digs and three aces, while Cohen had 23 digs. The dominant performance gave Portello a new career-high in aces.
Benicia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Bethel still got an impressive performance from Precilla Williams, who had 11 digs and 18 assists. Williams is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season.
Benicia is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Bethel, the loss snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 8-3 record.
Benicia will play host again on Friday to welcome Saint Mary's, where is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. As for Bethel, their road trip will continue as they head out to face De Anza at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bethel is facing De Anza at the right time seeing as De Anza is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
