Baseball Recap: Charleston Catholic Wins High-Profile Matchup Against Madonna

Charleston Catholic faced Madonna in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Irish sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over the Blue Dons. The win continues a trend for the Irish in their matchups with the Blue Dons: they've now won five in a row.

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Previous Games (Home)

05/03/25 vs Madonna	7-6
04/30/25 vs Riverside	11-10
04/25/25 vs Gilmer County	3-2
04/23/25 vs Winfield	9-2
04/16/25 vs Man	17-0
+ 2 more games

Charleston Catholic pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for Madonna, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-3.

Charleston Catholic has already played their next contest (against Midland Trail), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Madonna, they will welcome Wheeling Central Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.