The St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles will challenge the Lafayette Commodores at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lafayette will be up against a hot St. Benedict at Auburndale team: the squad just extended their winning streak to seven. Everything went St. Benedict at Auburndale's way against Oxford on Friday as St. Benedict at Auburndale made off with a 10-2 win. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly eight runs.
Madison Young made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Sadie Quinteros
| 03/21/25 vs Oxford | 3 |
| 03/13/25 vs Madison Central | 1 |
| 03/11/25 vs New Hope | 1 |
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In other batting news, Sadie Quinteros was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Zoie Bernard was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lafayette never let their opponents score on Friday. They put the hurt on Senatobia with a sharp 12-0 victory. The win was nothing new for the Commodores as they're now sitting on five straight.
Like St. Benedict at Auburndale, Lafayette also got a great game from a two-way player: Mabry Eason. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Eason was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mary Madison Kelley, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Zoie Woolfolk, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Lafayette was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are 11-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Lafayette pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for St. Benedict at Auburndale, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
St. Benedict at Auburndale skirted past Lafayette 7-6 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Benedict at Auburndale since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
