Baseball Preview: Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks vs. American Heritage Patriots
Archbishop McCarthy is 1-9 against American Heritage since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks will head out on the road to take on the American Heritage Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Archbishop McCarthy comes in on four and American Heritage on five.
Archbishop McCarthy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Rockledge 5-4.
Archbishop McCarthy got a great performance from Zach Tavarez as he pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Tavarez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Greg Caban, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Danny Machado, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, American Heritage was able to grind out a solid win over Mater Academy Charter on Friday, taking the game 6-1.
Spencer Krasner tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sebastian Garavito, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI. Blayden Caballero was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Archbishop McCarthy now has a winning record of 15-14. As for American Heritage, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season.
Archbishop McCarthy came up short against American Heritage in their previous matchup back in February, falling 6-3. Can Archbishop McCarthy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
