The St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Houston Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Benedict at Auburndale will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
St. Benedict at Auburndale's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Tipton-Rosemark Academy by a score of 5-0. That's two games straight that St. Benedict at Auburndale has won by exactly five runs.
Not much got past Jorja Wheeler, who gave up just five hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Tipton-Rosemark Academy off the board. Wheeler has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Isabel Henderson, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Evans, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Houston fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Millington Central on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Houston couldn't push the score so high this time.
Elizabeth Cleveland spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits.
At the plate, Houston saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lindsey Barnes, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Benedict at Auburndale is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8-1 record this season. As for Houston, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
St. Benedict at Auburndale couldn't quite finish off Houston in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 17-15. Will St. Benedict at Auburndale have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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