Columbus has won three straight games at home, while St. Brendan has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. Columbus will host St. Brendan at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Columbus 2.2, St. Brendan 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Columbus earned an 8-4 win over West Boca Raton.
Columbus got a great performance from Jonny Perez as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Perez a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jose Correa, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He also put up a triple, which was his first of the season. Mario Magana was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Brendan hadn't done well against Monsignor Pace recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. St. Brendan skirted past Monsignor Pace 3-1.
Jan Perez Fernandez tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. St. Brendan is 4-1 when Perez Fernandez allowsone or fewer earned runs, but 6-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Kevin Leon was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Columbus' victory bumped their record up to 14-4. As for St. Brendan, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Columbus came up short against St. Brendan in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, falling 8-5. Will Columbus have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
