It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Varela can now relate to. They fell just short of the Southwest Eagles by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Varela couldn't push the score so high this time.
Varela saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alejandro Ponte, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
On Southwest's side, Nestor Quintana looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits.
Varela's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Southwest, their victory bumped their record up to 19-6.
Varela does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southwest, they will square off against Doral Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Doral Academy is coming into the matchup with five straight wins on the road, so Southwest will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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