Baseball Game Preview: Bridgeport Indians vs. Wheeling Park Patriots

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Previous Games

04/18/25 - Home	7-2 W
04/11/25 - Home	9-2 W
04/25/24 - Away	3-2 W
04/13/24 - Home	4-2 W
04/27/23 - Away	1-11 L
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Bridgeport has gone 7-1 against Wheeling Park recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Indians will challenge the Patriots at 5:00 p.m.

Bridgeport is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Morgantown, who was ranked seventh at the time (Bridgeport was ranked sixth). The Indians fell 5-1 to the Mohigans on Wednesday. The Indians have struggled against the Mohigans recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Wheeling Park sidestepped John Marshall for a 5-3 win. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Monarchs: they've now won three in a row.

Wheeling Park's win bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Bridgeport, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.

Bridgeport beat Wheeling Park 7-2 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.