Mavericks
| 04/14/25 vs Hollywood Hills | 13 |
| 03/26/25 vs ABF Academy Homestead | 11 |
| 04/23/25 vs Heritage | 10 |
| 04/16/25 vs Pembroke Pines Charter | 10 |
| 03/27/25 vs ABF Academy | 10 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Archbishop McCarthy walked away with it. They blew past the Heritage Panthers 12-2 on Wednesday. Considering the Mavericks have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Archbishop McCarthy got a great performance from Nick Llinas as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Llinas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Juan Cerra was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Miguel Delgado, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Archbishop McCarthy hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive matches.
Archbishop McCarthy is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-12.
Archbishop McCarthy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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