For the second straight game, Heritage will face off against Archbishop McCarthy. The Panthers will challenge the Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Heritage heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Wednesday. They lost 12-2 to Archbishop McCarthy. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Archbishop McCarthy's part, Nick Llinas tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Llinas has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Juan Cerra, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. He also scored two runs, which is notable because Archbishop McCarthy is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 8-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Danny Machado, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Archbishop McCarthy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage only managed three hits.
Archbishop McCarthy is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 15-12.
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