Notre Dame is 2-8 against Wheeling Central Catholic since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will square off against the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 4:00 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, Notre Dame narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hundred 71-68.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Central Catholic entered their tilt with Chapmanville Regional on Friday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 67-66 W against the Tigers.
Wheeling Central Catholic's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.5 points over those games. As for Notre Dame, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Notre Dame was taken down by Wheeling Central Catholic 95-44 in their previous meeting back in January. Can Notre Dame avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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