The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Williamstown Yellowjackets at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Wheeling Central Catholic came out on top against Tyler two weeks ago thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run first inning. The Maroon Knights' pitchers stepped up to hand the Knights an 11-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Maroon Knights, who have now won 11 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Williamstown waltzed into their game on Friday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 10-9 W against the Patriots. Ten seems to be a good number for the Yellowjackets as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Williamstown's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Wheeling Central Catholic came up short against Williamstown in their previous matchup back in April, falling 7-3. Can the Maroon Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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