The Benicia Panthers will square off against the Lincoln Trojans at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Benicia will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Buhach Colony on Wednesday. Benicia blew past Buhach Colony 16-1.
Arielle Der made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Der was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Emma French was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ava Rojas, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lincoln waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged out the Knights 7-5. While the Trojans didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-14-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Lincoln got a big performance out of Olivia (Peewee) Holtz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicole Domingo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Lincoln hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in three consecutive matches.
Lincoln's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Benicia, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Benicia might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Lincoln in their previous meeting back in June of 2022. Can Benicia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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