After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Saint Francis, Benicia was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the San Ramon Valley Wolves 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Arielle Der was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. She also put up a double, which was her first of the season.

Panthers
04/12/25 vs San Ramon Valley | 39.1% |
04/11/25 vs Saint Francis | 18.8% |
04/10/25 vs Granada | 30.8% |
04/10/25 vs Carondelet | 23.8% |
04/03/25 vs Clayton Valley Charter | 26.7% |
+ 5 more games |
Benicia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March.
Benicia is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for San Ramon Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5-2.
Benicia has already played their next contest, a 9-5 defeat against Livermore on the 12th. As for San Ramon Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 5-4 loss against Varsity Opponent on the 12th.
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