Brighton is on a four-game streak of home wins, while St. Benedict at Auburndale is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Brighton Cardinals will take on the St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Brighton gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Raleigh-Egypt a 16-0 shutout. Brighton's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last five games.
Laney Lawson looked comfortable as she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Keagan Stepp was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Aliya Garcia, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three runs.
Meanwhile, St. Benedict at Auburndale made easy work of Houston on Friday and carried off an 11-3 victory.
Jorja Wheeler was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Wheeler was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Charlee Smith was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Olivia Evans was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Brighton's win bumped their record up to 17-11-1. As for St. Benedict at Auburndale, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8-1 record this season.
Brighton took their victory against St. Benedict at Auburndale when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 20-10. Will Brighton repeat their success, or does St. Benedict at Auburndale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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