Mavericks
| 04/14/25 vs Hollywood Hills | 13 |
| 03/26/25 vs ABF Academy Homestead | 11 |
| 04/24/25 vs Heritage | 10 |
| 04/23/25 vs Heritage | 10 |
| 04/16/25 vs Pembroke Pines Charter | 10 |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Archbishop McCarthy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Heritage Panthers. Considering the Mavericks have won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Zachary Tavarez looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has become a key player for Archbishop McCarthy: the team is 10-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Alejandro Cabral was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Juan Cerra, who went 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. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Archbishop McCarthy is on a roll lately: 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 Heritage, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-13.
Archbishop McCarthy has already played their next matchup, an 8-7 loss against Varela on the 30th. Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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