For the second straight game, Varela will face off against Mater Academy Charter. The Vipers will head out on the road to face off against the Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Varela 3.8, Mater Academy Charter 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Varela heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Wednesday. They fell 5-2 to Mater Academy Charter. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Vipers couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Mater Academy Charter's part, they got a great performance from Alfrin Rosario as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Rosario has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jonathan Esponda was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Yodelkis Quevedo, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Mater Academy Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-9-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Varela, their loss dropped their record down to 20-9-2.
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