St. Brendan entered their tilt with Varela with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Varela Vipers on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Brendan also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2022.
Ethan Hernandez tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kevin Leon, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Giannicarlo Guzman-Garcia, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Varela's side, they got a good showing from Mj Vergara, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Varela saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luis Sosa, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
St. Brendan pushed their record up to 13-8 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Varela, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-6 record this season.
St. Brendan will take on Key West at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Brendan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Varela, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against TERRA Environmental at 3:30 p.m. Varela is facing TERRA Environmental at the right time seeing as TERRA Environmental is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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