The Evangelical Christian Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Evangelical Christian will be strutting in after a win while St. Benedict at Auburndale will be coming in after a loss.
Evangelical Christian can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They beat Harding Academy by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Evangelical Christian.
Evangelical Christian let Bryce Terry and Caiden Caldera loose on the outfield. Terry scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Caldera scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Gates, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, St. Benedict at Auburndale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They fell just short of Millington Central by a score of 5-3.
The victory got Evangelical Christian back to even at 5-5. As for St. Benedict at Auburndale, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Evangelical Christian took their win against St. Benedict at Auburndale in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evangelical Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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