Two dominant guards in Ava Gallion and Brooke Adkins are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Joseph Central Irish will head out on the road to square off against the Wayne Pioneers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Joseph Central has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Wayne will arrive with seven straight victories.
St. Joseph Central is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Charleston Catholic on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Joseph Central had to suffer through a 66-31 loss at the hands of Charleston Catholic. While losing is never fun, St. Joseph Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while Charleston Catholic is ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, Wayne blew past St. Albans, posting a 71-44 win. The Pioneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 21 points or more this season.
Wayne's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.2 points over those games. As for St. Joseph Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
St. Joseph Central was able to grind out a solid win over Wayne in their previous matchup back in April of 2021, winning 63-51. Will St. Joseph Central repeat their success, or does Wayne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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