The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will challenge the Parkersburg Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Wheeling Central Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Ripley, who was ranked 25th at the time (Wheeling Central Catholic was ranked 12th). The Maroon Knights and the Vikings finished up their contest with a 2-2 draw on Saturday. The result (or lack thereof) marked Wheeling Central Catholic's first draw of the season.
Carter Oliver and Mason Smith scored both of Wheeling Central Catholic's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Parkersburg Catholic walked away with it. Their defense stepped up to hand the Blue Devils an 8-0 shutout on Monday. Considering Parkersburg Catholic have won six matchups by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Parkersburg Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-12-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those four contests. With that draw, Wheeling Central Catholic's record moves to 15-3-1.
Wheeling Central Catholic took their win against Parkersburg Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2018 by a conclusive 9-0 score. Will the Maroon Knights repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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