The Monsignor Pace Spartans will head out to face off against the Varela Vipers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Monsignor Pace will be strutting in after a win while Varela will be coming in after a loss.
Monsignor Pace proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by six) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Flanagan 5-4.
Robert Kramer was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Yuniel Paredes, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Varela was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They fell 4-1 to Southwest. The Vipers haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Varela also got a good showing from Christian Ponte, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ponte also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Varela is 4-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 2-3-1 otherwise.
At the plate, Alejandro Ponte was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
Monsignor Pace's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Varela, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4-1.
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