It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They breezed by the Warriors on the road to the tune of 80-35. Wheeling Central Catholic has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 32 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wheeling Central Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaitlyn Blake, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 15 rebounds. Blake is crushing the point category: she's posted at least 15 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Addie Payton, who scored 22 points along with seven steals.
The win (which was Wheeling Central Catholic's fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-8. As for Trinity Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 19-6.
Wheeling Central Catholic and Williamstown will face off at 9:00 p.m. on March 8th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Wheeling Central Catholic has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Trinity Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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