Benedictine is 8-2 against Trinity Episcopal since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Benedictine Cadets will stay at home for another game and welcome the Trinity Episcopal Titans at 4:30 p.m. The last three games Benedictine has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Benedictine is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Archbishop Spalding, who was ranked second at the time (Benedictine was ranked first). Benedictine fell just short of Archbishop Spalding by a score of 10-9 on Saturday. Benedictine has struggled against Archbishop Spalding recently, as their game on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Trinity Episcopal didn't have quite enough to beat Woodberry Forest on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Benedictine's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-4. As for Trinity Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Benedictine took their victory against Trinity Episcopal in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 10-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Trinity Episcopal's Lawson McLeod, who struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Benedictine still be able to contain McLeod? There's only one way to find out.
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