St. Benedict at Auburndale waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over the Tipton-Rosemark Academy Rebels. That's more bragging rights for St. Benedict at Auburndale, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jorja Wheeler made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Wheeler has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 21 consecutive pitching appearances. Wheeler was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Meredith McCusker was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Olivia Evans was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
On Tipton-Rosemark Academy's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lanie Howe, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lola Sprenkle, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Benedict at Auburndale is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 20-9-1 record this season. As for Tipton-Rosemark Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-13-1.
As of now, neither St. Benedict at Auburndale nor Tipton-Rosemark Academy have any future games scheduled.
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