Archbishop McCarthy is 0-7 against Pembroke Pines Charter since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks will be staying on the road to face off against the Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on February 16th. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Archbishop McCarthy had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their defense stepped up to hand Suncoast a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Archbishop McCarthy, who have now won six contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Suncoast with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
DANIEL ESCOBAR,
JOSE SARRAGA,
CHRISTOPHER AGUILAR, and
RUI CASTILLA.
Meanwhile, Pembroke Pines Charter had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Merritt Island 1-0. Given Pembroke Pines Charter's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Merritt Island is ranked 171st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Archbishop McCarthy's victory bumped their record up to 11-3-2. As for Pembroke Pines Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-1 record this season.
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