The Ravenswood Red Devils will challenge the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ravenswood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to St. Marys for the full four quarters, racking up an 83-41 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-17.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Central Catholic waltzed into their matchup last Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They claimed a resounding 62-33 win over the Fighting Irish. Given the Maroon Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wheeling Central Catholic's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.7 points over those games. As for Ravenswood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Ravenswood ended up a good deal behind Wheeling Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in March of 2018, losing 54-40. Can Ravenswood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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