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Baseball Top 10: Battlefield, Bethesda-Chevy Chase join the rankings

April represents the heart of the high school baseball season – the buffer between the early-season adjustment period of March and the promise of the postseason in May. Every local team now has multiple weeks of play under its belt. In the third iteration of these rankings, the top two teams still haven't budged. St. John's and Archbishop Spalding still own the top two spots and look firm in those positions. Both have been nearly unbeatable, grinding through competitive schedules with just singular blemishes on their records. Elsewhere in the Top 10, two undefeated squads enter: No. 7 Battlefield and No. 10 Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Despite its relative inexperience, Battlefield was a state playoff qualifier from Virginia Class 6 last year and looks the part of a contender again after winning its first six games of the season – including a walk-off win against ranked in-state foe Gainesville on March 25. Battlefield is one of four Northern Virginia publics in this week's rankings, a group led by No. 3 McLean – the reigning Virginia Class 6 champion. Madison, now up to No. 4, and No. 9 Gainesville round out the bunch. Bethesda-Chevy Chase, meanwhile, is a riser in a competitive Maryland Class 4A after winning its first seven games. The Barons currently sit atop one of the state's deepest regions. All records through Sunday. The Cadets continued to roll as the area's top team, picking up four conference wins last week after going 3-1 at the IMG Academy National Classic in Florida the week prior. Last ranked: 1 The Cadets continued to roll as the area's top team, picking up four conference wins last week after going 3-1 at the IMG Academy National Classic in Florida the week prior. Last ranked: 1 Spalding won its first three Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association series, scoring at least 11 runs in all three games when it swept Gilman last week. LR: 2 Spalding won its first three Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association series, scoring at least 11 runs in all three games when it swept Gilman last week. LR: 2 McLean hasn't lost since its season opener and is 4-0 in Liberty District play. LR: 4 McLean hasn't lost since its season opener and is 4-0 in Liberty District play. LR: 4 The Warhawks are 1-0 in district play after beating Centreville. Their only loss came in nine innings to Miller School, one of Virginia's top teams. LR: 8 The Warhawks are 1-0 in district play after beating Centreville. Their only loss came in nine innings to Miller School, one of Virginia's top teams. LR: 8 In the first of the Panthers' four wins in three days, James Madison commit Aiden Gallagher threw a 10-strikeout no-hitter against Life Christian Academy. LR: 6 In the first of the Panthers' four wins in three days, James Madison commit Aiden Gallagher threw a 10-strikeout no-hitter against Life Christian Academy. LR: 6 The Warriors took their first loss Thursday against Walter Johnson but bounced back by beating Poolesville. LR: 3 The Warriors took their first loss Thursday against Walter Johnson but bounced back by beating Poolesville. LR: 3 The Little Hoyas have won six of their last seven games, including a pair of conference victories last week against St. Albans. LR: 5 The Little Hoyas have won six of their last seven games, including a pair of conference victories last week against St. Albans. LR: 5 The Bobcats beat Patriot Friday after sophomore Yogi Colangelo hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning. LR: Not ranked The Bobcats beat Patriot Friday after sophomore Yogi Colangelo hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning. LR: Not ranked Gainesville rattled off four straight wins after its walk-off defeat at Battlefield, averaging 13.25 runs per game in that span. LR: 7 Gainesville rattled off four straight wins after its walk-off defeat at Battlefield, averaging 13.25 runs per game in that span. LR: 7 The Barons are the last unbeaten team in Montgomery County. Most recently, they beat rival Whitman, 4-2, and then Blair two days later. LR: NR Dropped out: No. 9 Whitman, No. 10 Bishop O'Connell On the bubble: Bishop O'Connell, Broadneck, DeMatha, Jackson-Reed, Whitman The Barons are the last unbeaten team in Montgomery County. Most recently, they beat rival Whitman, 4-2, and then Blair two days later. LR: NR Dropped out: No. 9 Whitman, No. 10 Bishop O'Connell On the bubble: Bishop O'Connell, Broadneck, DeMatha, Jackson-Reed, Whitman