The Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks will stay at home for another game and welcome the Georgetown Prep Little Hoyas at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Archbishop McCarthy came up short against St. Thomas Aquinas and fell 5-2.
Jose Torres was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Archbishop McCarthy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stephen Joyce, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Archbishop McCarthy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Thomas Aquinas only tossed five.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins dating back to last season, Georgetown Prep's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-3 walloping at the hands of Belen Jesuit.
Archbishop McCarthy has not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Georgetown Prep, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.
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