Preview: Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights vs. St. Marys Blue Devils
After two games on the road, Wheeling Central Catholic is heading back home. They will take on the St. Marys Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wheeling Central Catholic has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Thursday, Wheeling Central Catholic strolled past Weir with points to spare, taking the game 64-46.
Wheeling Central Catholic's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaitlyn Blake, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Blake has scored at least a third of Wheeling Central Catholic's points. Bella Fitzsimmons was another key contributor, scoring 25 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, St. Marys had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.2 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Belpre 49-46. Given St. Marys' advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 16th in West Virginia, while Belpre is ranked 286th in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wheeling Central Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for St. Marys, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3.
Wheeling Central Catholic suffered a grim 76-53 defeat to St. Marys when the teams last played on January 5th. Will Wheeling Central Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
