Football Recap: Evangelical Christian Skates Past St. Benedict at Auburndale with Ease + How To Watch

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Previous 5 Games

10/24/25 - Away	38-6 W
10/04/24 - Away	42-0 W
09/29/23 - Home	45-0 W
08/30/19 - Home	42-7 W
10/23/15 - Home	24-21 W

Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Friday. Evangelical Christian took their matchup with ease, bagging a 38-6 win over St. Benedict at Auburndale. The victory continues a trend for Evangelical Christian in their matchups with St. Benedict at Auburndale: they've now won five in a row.

Evangelical Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jack Gates, who threw for 298 yards and three TDs. Those 298 passing yards gave Gates a new career-high. Drake Butler also helped out with an impressive 90 receiving yards.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Evangelical Christian proved: they limited St. Benedict at Auburndale to a paltry two yards per carry. The team can thank Sammy Owens for the heroic effort on defense: he. Evangelical Christian's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.5.

Evangelical Christian's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-7. As for St. Benedict at Auburndale, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Evangelical Christian will welcome St. George's at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Benedict at Auburndale, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Harding Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.