The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 63-49 victory over Parkersburg Catholic. The win was all the more spectacular given Wheeling Central Catholic's disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while Parkersburg Catholic is ranked 43rd).
It was another big night for Kaitlyn Blake, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Wheeling Central Catholic's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addie Payton, who scored 14 points along with three steals.
Wheeling Central Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Parkersburg Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-9.
Wheeling Central Catholic will face off against Trinity Christian at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Trinity Christian is coming into the game with six straight wins on the road, so Wheeling Central Catholic will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Parkersburg Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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