Wheeling Central Catholic and Weir are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2021, but not for long. The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Weir Red Riders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Monroe Central scored an imposing 57 points on Monday, Wheeling Central Catholic still came out on top. Wheeling Central Catholic snuck past Monroe Central with a 62-57 win. The win made it back-to-back wins for Wheeling Central Catholic.
Kaitlyn Blake continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Wheeling Central Catholic's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Severns, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Even though Weir has not done well against Fairmont Senior recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Weir blew past Fairmont Senior 80-57. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Weir has posted since December 9, 2023.
Wheeling Central Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Weir, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Everything came up roses for Wheeling Central Catholic against Weir in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 as the team secured a 95-61 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheeling Central Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
