St. Benedict at Auburndale has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Briarcrest Christian Saints at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
St. Benedict at Auburndale is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Brighton on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 4-2. St. Benedict at Auburndale has struggled against Brighton recently, as their game on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Jorja Wheeler was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Wheeler has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 18 consecutive pitching appearances. Wheeler was also solid in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Wheeler wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Charlee Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, St. Benedict at Auburndale didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brighton only tossed eight.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Briarcrest Christian's offense. They lost 10-0 to Tipton-Rosemark Academy on Tuesday.
St. Benedict at Auburndale's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-9-1. As for Briarcrest Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
St. Benedict at Auburndale beat Briarcrest Christian 5-0 when the teams last played last Monday. Will St. Benedict at Auburndale repeat their success, or does Briarcrest Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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