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| 04/08/25 - Home | 4-5 L |
| 05/28/24 - Home | 0-3 L |
| 04/25/24 - Away | 7-1 W |
| 03/27/24 - Home | 12-3 W |
| 04/26/23 - Away | 13-15 L |
| + 5 more games |
Charleston Catholic and Hoover are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Irish will head out on the road to face off against the Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Charleston Catholic sitting on nine straight wins and Hoover on five.
While Charleston Catholic's victory against Riverside wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Irish sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-10 win over the Warriors on Wednesday. That's two games straight that the Irish have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Hoover owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over Wayne. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Riley Johnson, who gave up just a hit to keep Wayne off the board. Johnson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Hoover saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Harless, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one double. Those three stolen bases gave Harless a new career-high. Another was Braydon Bounds, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Charleston Catholic's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Hoover, their record now sits at 12-8.
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