Wheeling Central Catholic has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Charleston Catholic has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will square off against the Charleston Catholic Irish at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Monday, Wheeling Central Catholic was fully in charge, breezing past Buckhannon-Upshur 84-50. The Maroon Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 22 points or more this season.
Seneca Heller
| 02/10/25 @ Buckhannon-Upshur | 27 |
| 02/08/25 vs Fort Frye | 14 |
| 02/05/25 vs St. Marys | 14 |
| 02/03/25 vs Bellaire | 11 |
| 02/01/25 @ Martins Ferry | 8 |
| + 14 more games |
Wheeling Central Catholic relied on the efforts of Kaitlyn Blake, who went 14-for-17 to rack up 31 points in addition to eight boards and four steals, and Seneca Heller, who went 10-for-16 on her way to 27 points along with six assists and four steals. With that strong performance, Heller is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Addie Payton was another key player, going 5-for-9 en route to 13 points and seven assists.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Wheeling Central Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 29 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Charleston Catholic hadn't done well against St. Joseph Central recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Charleston Catholic came out on top against St. Joseph Central by a score of 61-50. Given Charleston Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while St. Joseph Central is ranked 79th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Charleston Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 17-2.
Wheeling Central Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Charleston Catholic when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 64-59 win. Will Wheeling Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Charleston Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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