For the second straight game, Archbishop McCarthy will face off against Varela. The Mavericks will venture away from home to take on the Vipers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Archbishop McCarthy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Archbishop McCarthy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Varela by a score of 8-4.
Zachary Tavarez
| 05/01/25 vs Varela | 6 |
| 04/24/25 vs Heritage | 5 |
| 03/21/25 vs Coral Springs | 5 |
| 04/07/25 vs West Broward | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Jupiter | 3 |
Archbishop McCarthy got a great performance from Zachary Tavarez as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Those six strikeouts gave Tavarez a new career-high.
On the hitting side, German Ferreira was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. Caden Coleman was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Archbishop McCarthy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They are 12-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Archbishop McCarthy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 19-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Varela, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-8-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Archbishop McCarthy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Varela struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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