The Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks will challenge the Heritage Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Archbishop McCarthy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Heritage likes a good challenge.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Wednesday as neither Archbishop McCarthy nor Pembroke Pines Charter made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Mavericks were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Jaguars. The result was nothing new for the Mavericks, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Archbishop McCarthy got a great performance from Nick Llinas as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Danny Machado was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alejandro Cabral, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Archbishop McCarthy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Heritage and Okeechobee squared off in some playoff action last Tuesday, but Heritage had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Brahmans by a score of 4-3. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Heritage saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hezekiah Sprankle, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
Archbishop McCarthy's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-11. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 15-11.
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