Benicia took a six-run loss the last time they faced off against Lincoln, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Benicia Panthers won by a run and slipped past the Lincoln Trojans 8-7. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 7-1 win the Trojans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in June of 2022.
Benicia let Emma French and Kaity Nichols run wild. French scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Nichols scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Leilani Andrews, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
The victory made it two in a row for Benicia and bumps their season record up to 2-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Lincoln, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
Coming up, Benicia will be taking part in a tournament against Turlock at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday. As for Lincoln, they will take on Modesto in a tournament on Saturday. Modesto has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.71 runs per game on average), something Lincoln will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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