Softball Preview: Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights vs. Martins Ferry Purple Riders
The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will square off against the Martins Ferry Purple Riders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wheeling Central Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Martins Ferry's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Wheeling Central Catholic will head out to face Martins Ferry after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. Wheeling Central Catholic fell just short of Parkersburg South by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Wheeling Central Catholic has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Martins Ferry unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 6-3 to Edison. Martins Ferry has not had much luck with Edison recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Abbey Snedeker spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Giana Chirpas was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Lucas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Wheeling Central Catholic's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2. As for Martins Ferry, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-3.
Wheeling Central Catholic came up short against Martins Ferry in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, falling 7-3. Can Wheeling Central Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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