It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rockledge can now relate to. They fell just short of the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks by a score of 5-4 on Friday. It was the first time this season that Rockledge let down their fans at home.
For Archbishop McCarthy's part, they 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Juan Cerra, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Rockledge's defeat ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 26-3. As for Archbishop McCarthy, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-14.
Rockledge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Archbishop McCarthy, they will head out on the road to take on American Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. American Heritage's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Archbishop McCarthy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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