The St. Brendan Sabres will head out on the road to square off against the Varela Vipers at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
St. Brendan will bounce into Monday's game after beating Mater Lakes Academy, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Sabres won by a run and slipped past the Bears 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sabres.
Luciano Nava
| 04/03/25 vs Mater Lakes Academy | 5 |
| 03/28/25 @ Columbus | 5 |
| 03/21/25 vs Southridge | 7 |
Luciano Nava looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Brendan saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mathew Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Varela's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 5-2 to Columbus. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Varela's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6-2. As for St. Brendan, their victory bumped their record up to 12-9.
St. Brendan was able to grind out a solid win over Varela in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sabres since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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