Archbishop McCarthy has won nine straight games at home, while Varela has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Mavericks will welcome the Vipers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Archbishop McCarthy's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last five matches.
Archbishop McCarthy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Heritage as they made off with an 11-1 win. The Mavericks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.
Zachary Tavarez
| 04/24/25 vs Heritage | 5 |
| 04/16/25 vs Pembroke Pines Charter | 1 |
| 04/10/25 @ St. Thomas Aquinas | 2 |
| 04/07/25 vs West Broward | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Jupiter | 3 |
| + 3 more games |
Zachary Tavarez looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Archbishop McCarthy got a big performance out of Alejandro Cabral, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Juan Cerra was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Archbishop McCarthy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. They are a perfect 11-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Varela was able to grind out a solid victory over Okeechobee on Thursday, taking the game 9-5.
Andy Espinoza looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Yoidi Martinez, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of JC Hernandez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Archbishop McCarthy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games. That's provided a massive bump to their 18-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Varela, their victory bumped their record up to 18-7-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Archbishop McCarthy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Varela struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
