Baseball Game Preview: Briarcrest Christian Saints vs. St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles

For the second straight game, Briarcrest Christian will face off against St. Benedict at Auburndale. Briarcrest Christian will venture away from home to square off against St. Benedict at Auburndale at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Briarcrest Christian knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully St. Benedict at Auburndale likes a good challenge.

Briarcrest Christian's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over St. Benedict at Auburndale.

Phinn Waters tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

Taylor Brady

Hits (Career)

03/31/25 vs St. Benedict at Auburndale	3
03/13/25 @ Oxford	2
05/21/24 @ Christ Presbyterian Academy	2
04/05/24 vs First Assembly Christian	2
03/29/24 vs Watkins Memorial	2

On the hitting side, Briarcrest Christian got a massive performance out of Taylor Brady, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one double. Those three hits gave Brady a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Clayton Speck, who scored three runs and stole a base.

Briarcrest Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Briarcrest Christian is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. St. Benedict at Auburndale's defeat was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6.