There's no place like home for Varela, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the St. Brendan Sabres by a score of 9-5 on Monday. For the Vipers, this counts as revenge for the 6-1 win the Sabres walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Luis Sosa
| 04/07/25 vs St. Brendan | 9 |
| 03/19/25 @ Mater Academy Charter | 8 |
| 03/03/25 @ Mater Lakes Academy | 8 |
| 04/02/25 @ Miami Springs | 7 |
| 03/11/24 @ Hialeah Educational Academy | 7 |
Luis Sosa made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Varela let Jonathan Paniagua and Yoidi Martinez run wild. Paniagua scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Martinez went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Alejandro Ponte, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Varela was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Brendan only posted a batting average of .174.
Varela is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for St. Brendan, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Varela didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-0 win against South Dade on the 10th. As for St. Brendan, they have also already played their next game, a 1-0 loss against Florida Christian on the 9th.
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