The Martins Ferry Purple Riders will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 2:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Martins Ferry fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Edison on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 6-3 to the Wildcats. 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.
At the plate, Giana Chirpas made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 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.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Central Catholic entered their matchup against Parkersburg South on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Wheeling Central Catholic fell just short of Parkersburg South by a score of 2-1. It was the first time this season that Wheeling Central Catholic let down their fans at home.
Martins Ferry's loss dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
Martins Ferry was able to grind out a solid victory over Wheeling Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, winning 7-3. Will Martins Ferry repeat their success, or does Wheeling Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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