The ABF Academy Homestead Bandits will take on the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks in a tournament on Wednesday.
ABF Academy Homestead is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against St. John Paul II Academy on Tuesday. They fell 4-1 to the Eagles.
ABF Academy Homestead saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaylian Lopez, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Archbishop McCarthy entered their tilt with Taravella on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Trojans.
Nick Llinas tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in February.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Danny Machado, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Archbishop McCarthy's success: when he posts at least one home run the team is 2-1 (and 6-8 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Alejandro Cabral, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Archbishop McCarthy lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. They are 3-1 when they post two or more home runs.
ABF Academy Homestead's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Archbishop McCarthy, their record now sits at 8-9.
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