The St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the White Station Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Thursday just wasn't the day for St. Benedict at Auburndale's offense. They came up short against Evangelical Christian on Thursday, falling 10-0. The loss continues a trend for St. Benedict at Auburndale in their meetings with Evangelical Christian: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, White Station got the win against Memphis Central on Monday by a conclusive 11-1. The win continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won nine in a row.
Townsend Buring and Henry Lomax made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Buring tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Lomax struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Buring went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Lomax scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Demarcus Covington, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Mendez, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
White Station always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Memphis Central only posted an OBP of .391.
St. Benedict at Auburndale's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for White Station, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
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