The St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the First Assembly Christian Crusaders at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Benedict at Auburndale has struggled recently with 20 defeats in a row, while First Assembly Christian will arrive with four straight wins.
St. Benedict at Auburndale's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Christian Brothers on Tuesday. They lost 17-0 to the Purple Wave.
Meanwhile, First Assembly Christian won against Evangelical Christian on Tuesday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. First Assembly Christian came out on top against Whitehaven by a score of 5-1. That's two games straight that First Assembly Christian has won by exactly four runs.
First Assembly Christian got a great performance from Ryker Minor as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Kayden Hartunian was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Josh Wright was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
St. Benedict at Auburndale's loss dropped their record down to 1-20. As for First Assembly Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season.
St. Benedict at Auburndale suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to First Assembly Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will St. Benedict at Auburndale have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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