Baseball Game Preview: John Marshall Monarchs vs. Wheeling Park Patriots

The John Marshall Monarchs will square off against the Wheeling Park Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. John Marshall will be strutting in after a win while Wheeling Park will be coming in after a loss.

John Marshall's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on East Fairmont with a sharp 10-0 victory. The game marked the Monarchs' most dominant win of the season.

Hayden Hughes

Runs

04/25/25 @ East Fairmont	2
04/24/25 vs St. Clairsville	2
04/19/25 vs Fairland	2
04/07/25 @ University	2
03/28/25 @ Huntington	2
+ 3 more games

Hayden Hughes made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. He has become a key player for John Marshall: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-10 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayden Astipalitis, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Cain Martin was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Meanwhile, Wheeling Park faced Morgantown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Patriots fell just short of the Mohigans by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Patriots have suffered against the Mohigans since April 1, 2023.

John Marshall's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-11. As for Wheeling Park, their loss dropped their record down to 15-8.

John Marshall suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Wheeling Park when the teams last played on April 9th. Will the Monarchs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.