The St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Bolton Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Benedict at Auburndale is looking for their season's first win.
Back in December of 2024, St. Benedict at Auburndale came up short against Brighton and fell 59-50. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 350th, while the Cardinals are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bolton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Mitchell 79-37. That 42 point margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
St. Benedict at Auburndale better keep an eye on E'Darian Washington. He was instrumental in Bolton's win, going 15 of 19 on his way to 38 points. Washington's afternoon made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylan Collins, who posted four points along with seven assists and five steals.
Bolton pushed their record up to 7-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.3 points. As for St. Benedict at Auburndale, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
St. Benedict at Auburndale beat Bolton 79-67 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Benedict at Auburndale since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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