The College Park Falcons will venture away from home to take on the Benicia Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
College Park took a six-run loss the last time they faced off against Clayton Valley Charter, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Falcons had just enough and edged out the Ugly Eagles 2-1 on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last seven times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Emma Lowery spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on eight hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Alexis Weiler was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Viviana Moguel also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Benicia narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Alhambra 3-1. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won five in a row.
Benicia also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Alana Robinson gave up only one earned run on seven hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Benicia saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Rojas, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. Skyler Jacome was another, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
College Park has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-10-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Benicia, their record is now 13-9.
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