American is 0-3 against Archbishop McCarthy since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The American Patriots will challenge the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
American's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Dr. Krop on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Lightning. American just can't catch a break and has now endured five losses in a row.
American saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amari Lucas, who went 1-for-4 with a double.
Meanwhile, Archbishop McCarthy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Neumann by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Archbishop McCarthy has lost by just one run.
Stephen Joyce was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out eight batters over 7.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Joyce has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Joyce was also solid in the batter's box, getting three hits from his four at bats.
American's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Archbishop McCarthy, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-14.
American suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Archbishop McCarthy when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for American, Austin Manar (who struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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