Basketball Recap: Christian Brothers Skates Past St. Benedict at Auburndale with Ease

Purple Wave

Margin (Wins)

12/21/24 vs PURE Academy	38
12/28/24 @ Choctawhatchee	35
02/14/25 @ St. Benedict at Auburndale	34
01/24/25 vs St. Benedict at Auburndale	33
12/27/24 vs Navarre	33

Christian Brothers won the last time they faced St. Benedict at Auburndale and things went their way on Friday too. The Christian Brothers Purple Wave claimed a resounding 70-36 win over the St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles. The Purple Wave have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.

Despite the defeat, St. Benedict at Auburndale saw an underclassman step up: freshman Trey Taylor posted 12 points. Another player making a difference was Christion Westbrook, who earned seven points.

Christian Brothers has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points over those games. As for St. Benedict at Auburndale, their loss was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-21.

Coming up, Christian Brothers will host Memphis University School at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Benedict at Auburndale, they will head out on the road to face off against Briarcrest Christian at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st. Briarcrest Christian will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something St. Benedict at Auburndale surely won't give up without a fight.