Baseball Preview: Mater Academy Charter Lions vs. Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks
The Mater Academy Charter Lions will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. Mater Academy Charter is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Mater Academy Charter will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Monday, then bounced right back against South Miami on Tuesday. Mater Academy Charter walked away with an 11-6 victory over South Miami.
Mater Academy Charter got a great performance from Nicolas Familia as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Familia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brandon Lorenzo, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Eiker Norega, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Archbishop McCarthy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-4 walloping at the hands of Westminster Christian.
Archbishop McCarthy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stephen Joyce, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Robert Kerns was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Mater Academy Charter has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Archbishop McCarthy, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mater Academy Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Archbishop McCarthy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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