The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Parkersburg South Patriots at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Wheeling Central Catholic will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Toronto on Friday. Wheeling Central Catholic blew past Toronto 15-2. The contest marked the Maroon Knights' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Parkersburg South put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Capital get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by exactly 15 runs.
Kylie Connley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Connley was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Emma Kuhl was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Brooklin Whitehead was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Parkersburg South always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .593. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Capital only posted an OBP of .182.
Parkersburg South's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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