The St. Brendan Sabres will be playing in front of their home fans against the Varela Vipers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Friday, St. Brendan had just enough and edged Gulliver Prep out 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Brendan.
Jorge Heredia was incredible, going 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.
Meanwhile, Varela has not done well against Killian recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Varela came out on top in a nail-biter against Killian and snuck past 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 is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
St. Brendan pushed their record up to 12-8 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Varela, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
St. Brendan came out on top in a nail-biter against Varela when the teams last played back in April of 2022, sneaking past 6-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Varela's Edward Mateo, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for St. Brendan to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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