St. Benedict at Auburndale is 1-7 against Brighton since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles are on the road again to play the Brighton Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
St. Benedict at Auburndale can't be too worried about heading out to take on Brighton: they just beat Houston at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. St. Benedict at Auburndale put the hurt on Houston with a sharp 11-3 victory on Friday.
Jorja Wheeler made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Wheeler has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances. 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. Ava Coleman was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Brighton entered their tilt with Raleigh-Egypt with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pharaohs a 16-0 shutout on Monday. Considering Brighton has won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
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).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Keagan Stepp, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryleigh McCain, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
St. Benedict at Auburndale pushed their record up to 17-8-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Brighton, their record now sits at 17-11-1.
St. Benedict at Auburndale suffered a grim 20-10 defeat to Brighton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can St. Benedict at Auburndale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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