After only two runs in their last matchup, Varela made sure to put some runs up on the board against Hialeah Educational Academy on Thursday. Varela walked away with an 11-6 win over Hialeah Educational Academy. This was payback for the Vipers, who suffered a 2-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Jonathan Paniagua
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The team relied heavily on Jonathan Paniagua, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, two triples, and one RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Yoidi Martinez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Varela was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Varela has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. Hialeah Educational Academy is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Varela has already played their next contest, a 5-1 loss against Southwest on the 22nd. As for Hialeah Educational Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-4 win against Southridge on the 22nd.
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