Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wayne Christian). They blew past the Coastal Christian Centurions 13-2 on Tuesday. The Eagles have beaten the Centurions the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Centurions has come to flipping the script.
Brandon Benkovics
| 03/25/25 vs Coastal Christian | 4 |
| 04/15/24 @ Eastern Wayne | 3 |
| 03/07/24 vs Harrells Christian Academy | 3 |
| 03/10/25 @ Bethel Christian Academy | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Rosewood | 1 |
Brandon Benkovics made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Wayne Christian got a big performance out of Caden Salazar Embich, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Jackson Sawrey also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Wayne Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Coastal Christian only posted an OBP of .269.
Wayne Christian's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 4-5. As for Coastal Christian, they dropped their record down to 0-9 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Wayne Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Coastal Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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