Baseball Recap: Charles J. Colgan Beats Gainesville for Their Ninth Straight Win

Sharks

Previous Games

05/10/25 vs Gainesville	3-0
05/06/25 vs Gar-Field	18-3
05/01/25 vs Mountain View	8-2
05/01/25 vs Mountain View	8-2
04/30/25 @ Potomac Senior	15-1
+ 4 more games

Charles J. Colgan came tearing into Saturday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Gainesville Cardinals a 3-0 shutout. For the Sharks, this counts as revenge for the 14-4 victory the Cardinals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

Charles J. Colgan's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Gainesville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4.

Charles J. Colgan and Gainesville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. The Sharks will square off against Potomac Senior at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (39 vs. 269). Meanwhile, Gainesville (ranked 12th) will meet Patriot (ranked 88th) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cardinals 2.2, the Pioneers 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.