Basketball Game Preview: Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights vs. St. Marys Blue Devils

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Previous Games

03/01/24 - Home	63-39 W
01/26/24 - Neutral	67-28 W
01/06/24 - Away	66-46 W
03/03/23 - Away	42-33 W
12/10/22 - Home	60-61 L
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Wheeling Central Catholic is 8-1 against St. Marys since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will look to defend their home court against the St. Marys Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Wheeling Central Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 contests.

Wheeling Central Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Logan, who was ranked 20th at the time (Wheeling Central Catholic was ranked 11th). Wheeling Central Catholic came out on top against Logan by a score of 85-72 on Saturday.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for St. Marys on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Calhoun out of the water with an 81-46 final score. The matchup marked the Blue Devils' most dominant win of the season.

Wheeling Central Catholic pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points over those games. As for St. Marys, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-15.

Wheeling Central Catholic took their victory against St. Marys in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 63-39. Does Wheeling Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Marys turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.