The Charleston Catholic Irish will head out to square off against the Chapmanville Regional Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last five games Charleston Catholic has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Charleston Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Madonna, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Charleston Catholic was ranked 12th). The Irish narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Blue Dons 7-6. The win continues a trend for the Irish in their matchups with the Blue Dons: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Chapmanville Regional duked it out with Logan on Thursday. The Tigers lost 15-5 to the Wildcats. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Charleston Catholic's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6. 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 Chapmanville Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Charleston Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Chapmanville Regional when the teams last played back in March, winning 7-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Irish since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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