It's playoff time, and Archbishop McCarthy had no trouble coming through when it counted. They came out on top against the Varela Vipers by a score of 8-4 on Thursday. This was a revenge game for the Mavericks: when they faced off against the Vipers on Wednesday, they had to take a 8-7 loss.
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 |
Zachary Tavarez tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Archbishop McCarthy got a massive performance out of German Ferreira, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most runs Ferreira has posted since back in April. 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 is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9 runs. As for Varela, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-8-2.
Archbishop McCarthy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Vipers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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