The St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Arlington Tigers, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While St. Benedict at Auburndale has not struggled against Munford recently, they managed to flip the script last Tuesday. St. Benedict at Auburndale's pitcher stepped up to hand Munford a 2-0 shutout.
St. Benedict at Auburndale saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabel Henderson, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlee Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Arlington put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Cordova with a sharp 16-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Arlington sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Brooklynn Knight made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Knight has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Knight was even better at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Morgan Cooper, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Lily Hatch was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
St. Benedict at Auburndale is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7-1 record this season. As for Arlington, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. St. Benedict at Auburndale has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Arlington struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
St. Benedict at Auburndale came out on top in a nail-biter against Arlington when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 6-4. Will St. Benedict at Auburndale repeat their success, or does Arlington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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