The Benicia Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Northgate Broncos at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Benicia's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Northgate's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Benicia's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They skirted past Northgate 2-0. That's two games straight that Benicia has won by exactly two runs.
The result came thanks to Dominic Louro's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Benicia's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nash Rubins, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Benicia has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Northgate, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-20.
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