Varela is 2-8 against Southwest since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Varela Vipers are on the road again to play the Southwest Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Varela's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Southwest's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Varela is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Coral Park 13-5. The result was nothing new for Varela, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Christian Lussier looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Varela let Alejandro Ponte and Nick Padron loose on the outfield. Ponte scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Padron scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Javier Caldera, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Southwest came up short against Ferguson on Friday and fell 8-3. Southwest has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Joel Cabrera was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Albert Bell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Southwest didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ferguson only tossed three.
Varela is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Southwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-6.
Varela came out on top in a nail-biter against Southwest in their previous matchup on Wednesday, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Southwest's Pedro Martinez, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Varela still be able to contain Martinez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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