The St. Brendan Sabres will square off against the Columbus Explorers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games St. Brendan has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
St. Brendan can't be too worried about heading out to take on Columbus: they just beat Monsignor Pace at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. St. Brendan narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Monsignor Pace 3-1.
Jan Perez Fernandez
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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, the team relied heavily on Kevin Leon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Allen Nunez also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Columbus beat West Boca Raton 8-4 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Explorers.
Columbus also 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, Jose Correa was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Mario Magana was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Brendan's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-8. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Columbus, their record is now 14-4.
St. Brendan beat Columbus 8-5 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Brendan since the squad 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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