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| 02/27/25 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 03/05/24 - Away | 0-10 L |
| 03/28/23 - Home | 5-4 W |
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but St. Brendan ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past the Belen Jesuit Wolverines 4-3. For the Sabres, this counts as revenge for the 10-0 victory the Wolverines walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2024.
Luciano Nava tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, St. Brendan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rafael Rizo, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Ivan Bouza was another, scoring a run and stealing three bases.
St. Brendan pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Belen Jesuit, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Looking ahead, St. Brendan will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Keys Gate at 6:00 p.m. Keys Gate has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 5.83 runs per game on average), something St. Brendan will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Belen Jesuit, they will venture away from home to take on Jesuit at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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