The St. Brendan Sabres will venture away from home to face off against the Florida Christian Patriots at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Brendan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Florida Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Monday, St. Brendan came up short against Varela and fell 9-5.
St. Brendan got a good showing from Henry Perera, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. That's the fewest earned runs Perera has allowed since back in February.
At the plate, Kevin Leon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Rafael Rizo, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Florida Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over JC Bermudez Doral on Friday.
Jacob Lopez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Adrian Diaz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ethan Jimenez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Florida Christian's win bumped their record up to 13-10. As for St. Brendan, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
St. Brendan came out on top in a nail-biter against Florida Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2015, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sabres since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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