Archbishop McCarthy is 3-0 against American since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks will square off against the American Patriots at 4:00 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Archbishop McCarthy and five for American.
Last Thursday, Archbishop McCarthy didn't have quite enough to beat Neumann and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Archbishop McCarthy has lost by just one run.
Stephen Joyce put in work while hitting and pitching. 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Joyce was also big at the plate, getting three hits from his four at bats.
Joyce wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caden Coleman, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, American fell victim to Dr. Krop and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Lightning.
Archbishop McCarthy's loss dropped their record down to 11-14. As for American, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
American's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Archbishop McCarthy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for American, though, as they've been averaging only 2.7. Will Archbishop McCarthy keep running through batters, or will American buck the trend?
Everything went Archbishop McCarthy's way against American when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Archbishop McCarthy made off with a 15-0 win. Does Archbishop McCarthy have another victory up their sleeve, or will American turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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