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| 04/23/16 - Away | 12-5 W |
| 04/23/16 - Away | 7-5 W |
| 04/07/16 - Home | 12-5 W |
| 04/11/15 - Away | 16-0 W |
| 04/01/15 - Home | 5-4 W |
Charleston Catholic is a perfect 5-0 against Gilmer County since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Irish will host the Titans at 6:00 p.m. Charleston Catholic will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Charleston Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Winfield, who was ranked 16th at the time (Charleston Catholic was ranked 19th). The Irish put the hurt on the Generals with a sharp 9-2 win on Wednesday. Considering the Irish have won six contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Gilmer County has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 2.93 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Wednesday. They lost 11-1 to Wirt County. The Titans' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Gilmer County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Ratliff, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Charleston Catholic's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Gilmer County, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 12-3.
Charleston Catholic took their victory against Gilmer County in their previous matchup back in April of 2016 by a conclusive 12-5 score. Will the Irish repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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