The Varela Vipers will head out on the road to challenge the St. Brendan Sabres at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Varela: 2, St. Brendan: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Varela will bounce into Monday's match after beating Killian, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Varela had just enough and edged Killian out 5-4.
Simon Molina and Jordan Alzate did most of the damage at the plate: Molina went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double, while Alzate scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Alzate has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, St. Brendan narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Gulliver Prep 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Brendan.
The team relied heavily on Jorge Heredia, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Luis Suarez, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Varela has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for St. Brendan, they pushed their record up to 12-8 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
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