Wheeling Park and Bridgeport are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2021, but not for long. The Wheeling Park Patriots will host the Bridgeport Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
If Wheeling Park beats Bridgeport with 56 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Wheeling Park strolled past John Marshall with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 56-37. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Monarchs are ranked 655th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Bridgeport's way against Greater Beckley Christian two weeks ago as Bridgeport made off with a 69-49 victory. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Bridgeport pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.7 points. As for Wheeling Park, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Wheeling Park beat Bridgeport 49-38 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will Wheeling Park repeat their success, or does Bridgeport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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