The Benedictine Cadets will challenge the Godwin Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Benedictine barely beat Nansemond-Suffolk Academy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cadets' pitchers stepped up to hand the Saints a 10-0 shutout on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Cadets needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Godwin made sure to put some runs up on the board against Maggie Walker on Friday. The Eagles were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over Maggie Walker. Considering the Eagles have won seven games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Carter Anderson looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Jacob Babcock and Eli Macturk did most of the damage at the plate: Babcock went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Macturk went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Macturk a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Boyd, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Godwin kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maggie Walker only managed three.
Godwin is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Benedictine, their victory bumped their record up to 9-12.
Benedictine got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in May of 2025 against Godwin by a conclusive 10-1 score. Will the Cadets repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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