The Ferguson Falcons will take on the Varela Vipers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ferguson has given up an average of 7.5 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Ferguson took on Southwest on Thursday. The Falcons lost 13-3 to the Eagles. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Varela owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. Everything went their way against Keys Gate as they made off with an 8-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vipers.
Caleb Velazquez was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Varela is 3-1 when Velazquez allows one or fewer hits, but 1-5-1 otherwise. Velazquez was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, Varela let Jesus Pico and Moises Pabon run wild. Pico got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Pabon went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. Those three RBI gave Pabon a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Colby Sackett, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Varela's win bumped their record up to 4-6-1. As for Ferguson, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Ferguson couldn't quite finish off Varela in their previous meeting back in April of 2021 and fell 5-3. Can the Falcons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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