Archbishop McCarthy and Mater Academy Charter squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Archbishop McCarthy had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 10-9. The defeat continues a trend for the Mavericks in their meetings with the Lions: they've now lost five in a row.
Nestor Herrera
| 05/02/26 vs Pembroke Pines Charter | 3 |
| 05/09/26 @ Mater Academy Charter | 2 |
| 03/25/26 vs Pinson Valley | 2 |
| 03/25/26 vs Satellite | 2 |
| 03/19/26 vs JC Bermudez Doral | 2 |
| + 10 more games |
Nestor Herrera and Joey Shapiro did some serious damage despite the final result: Herrera went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Shapiro went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. Herrera is becoming a predictor of Archbishop McCarthy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 12-13 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Perez, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Archbishop McCarthy's loss dropped their record down to 16-15. As for Mater Academy Charter, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 26-6.
As of now, neither Archbishop McCarthy nor the Lions have any future games scheduled.
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