The Benicia Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Livermore Cowboys at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Benicia sitting on 15 straight wins and Livermore on four.
Benicia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand American Canyon a 10-0 shutout. Benicia might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Sinead Maas tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alana Robinson and Kyra Mason did most of the damage at the plate: Robinson scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Mason scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Vanessa Smith, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, everything went Livermore's way against Alhambra on Friday as Livermore made off with an 8-0 victory.
Livermore also got a great performance from Kaci Norton as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Jae Cosgriff was a standout: she went 4-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Sophia Gerochi was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple.
Benicia's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-1. As for Livermore, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Benicia hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Livermore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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