Baseball Recap: Archbishop McCarthy Comes Up Short

Archbishop McCarthy came into this matchup off a tough 11-run loss on Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the IMG Academy Royal Ascenders by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. The Mavericks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Garret Duffy got Archbishop McCarthy off to a strong start despite the final result, striking out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Duffy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances.

Miguel Delgado

Runs

03/11/26 @ Nova	3
03/24/26 vs IMG Academy Royal	2
03/19/26 vs JC Bermudez Doral	2
03/06/26 vs Jupiter	2
02/13/26 vs Gulf Coast	2
+ 6 more games

At the plate, Miguel Delgado made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Archbishop McCarthy: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Shapiro, who went 1-for-4 with one home run.

Archbishop McCarthy now has a losing record of 8-9. As for IMG Academy Royal, their record now sits at 12-2.

Archbishop McCarthy wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 15-4 victory against Satellite on the 25th. As for IMG Academy Royal, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 17-8 win against Hialeah on the 25th.