Baseball Preview: Key West Conchs vs. St. Brendan Sabres
Key West has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the St. Brendan Sabres at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Key West: 4, St. Brendan: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, Key West came up short against Eustis and fell 5-1.
Felix Ong was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Key West saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nelson Ong, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, St. Brendan waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Vipers by a score of 6-1.
St. Brendan also got a great performance from Ethan Hernandez as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kevin Leon, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Giannicarlo Guzman-Garcia was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Key West now has a losing record at 12-13. As for St. Brendan, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8.
Key West came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Brendan when the teams last played back in May of 2022, sneaking past 7-6. Will Key West repeat their success, or does St. Brendan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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