Baseball Game Preview: Wheeling Park Patriots vs. Weir Red Riders

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Previous 5 Games

04/10/25 - Home	13-3 W
05/25/21 - Away	11-1 W
04/13/21 - Home	11-0 W
03/23/19 - Home	8-3 W
03/23/19 - Home	8-0 W

Wheeling Park is a perfect 5-0 against Weir since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Patriots will face off against the Red Riders at 5:00 p.m. Weir took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Wheeling Park, who comes in off a win.

Wheeling Park is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Fairmont Senior, who was ranked tenth at the time (Wheeling Park was ranked seventh). The Patriots narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Polar Bears 7-6. The win was familiar territory for the Patriots, who have now won three contests in a row.

Meanwhile, Weir came up short against Buckeye Local on Monday and fell 7-4.

Weir saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Horstman, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run. Another was Lucas McAllister, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Wheeling Park's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-8. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Weir, their loss dropped their record down to 10-15.

Everything went Wheeling Park's way against Weir in their previous matchup back in April, as Wheeling Park made off with a 13-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.