Recap: St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles vs. Northpoint Christian Trojans
St. Benedict at Auburndale won the last time they faced Northpoint Christian, and things went their way on Saturday too. Everything went the St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles' way against the Northpoint Christian Trojans as the St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles made off with a 14-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Benedict at Auburndale.
Charlee Smith and Jorja Wheeler made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Smith tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off six hits (she also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Wheeler struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Smith went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Wheeler went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, St. Benedict at Auburndale let Olivia Evans and Marilee Decoste loose on the outfield. Evans went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and a double, while Decoste went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Heck, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
St. Benedict at Auburndale has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6-1 record this season. As for Northpoint Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
St. Benedict at Auburndale didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 loss vs. Oxford on the 23rd. As for Northpoint Christian, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Millington Central at 3:00 p.m. on April 6th.
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