American Heritage won the last time they faced Archbishop McCarthy and things went their way on Wednesday too. The American Heritage Patriots had just enough and edged out the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks 4-3. The four-run effort marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
American Heritage got a great performance from Talan Holiday as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, American Heritage's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Rich, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Rich is also crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. RJ Machado also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Patriots
| 02/19/25 vs Archbishop McCarthy | 4-3 |
| 02/18/25 vs Somerset Academy | 9-2 |
| 02/14/25 @ Dwyer | 9-6 |
| 02/13/25 vs Schoolhouse Prep | 9-1 |
The victory (which was American Heritage's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs over those games. As for Archbishop McCarthy, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
American Heritage has already played their next contest, a 7-2 win against Miami Christian on the 20th. As for Archbishop McCarthy, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-6 loss against Somerset Academy on the 20th.
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