The Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks are taking a road trip to challenge the St. Brendan Sabres at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Archbishop McCarthy will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
If Archbishop McCarthy beats St. Brendan with 51 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Archbishop McCarthy narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Donahue Catholic 51-48. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mavericks have posted since January 30, 2024.
Meanwhile, St. Brendan strolled past Key West with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 44-28. Given the Sabres' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Conchs are ranked 570th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Archbishop McCarthy better keep an eye on Bella Perez. She was instrumental in St. Brendan's win, putting up 23 points. Those 23 points gave Perez a new career-high. Claudia Luis was another key player, posting ten points.
Archbishop McCarthy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for St. Brendan, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Archbishop McCarthy suffered a grim 59-33 defeat to St. Brendan in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Thankfully for Archbishop McCarthy, Jaden Castro (who posted 21 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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