The Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks will square off against the Avant Garde Academy Sharks at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Archbishop McCarthy came up short against Martin County and fell 71-62. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Tigers are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Avant Garde Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 51-46 to Oxbridge Academy.
Archbishop McCarthy will need focus on slowing down Sergei Mikhalev, one of several Avant Garde Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He posted six points in addition to ten rebounds and three blocks. Nikko Andino was another key player, putting up ten points and three blocks.
This is the second loss in a row for Archbishop McCarthy and nudges their season record down to 12-10. As for Avant Garde Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
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