The Weir Red Riders will play host again on Friday to welcome the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m.
Weir is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: University, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Weir was ranked 19th). Weir took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of University on Wednesday. Weir has struggled against University recently, as their match on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, while Wheeling Central Catholic put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Madonna. Wheeling Central Catholic won by a run and slipped past Madonna 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Wheeling Central Catholic.
Weir's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-10. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Weir took their win against Wheeling Central Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 16-1. Does Weir have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wheeling Central Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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