Baseball Recap: Preston Triumphs

Preston came out on top against Notre Dame on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run seventh inning. The Knights took their match against the Fighting Irish 9-4. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Fighting Irish recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Slaton Manko

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/23/25 @ Notre Dame	2
04/21/25 vs Lincoln	1
04/18/25 vs Philip Barbour	1
05/03/24 vs Notre Dame	1
04/30/24 vs Clay-Battelle	1

The team relied heavily on Slaton Manko, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Bryson McNew was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.

The victory got Preston back to even at 6-6. As for Notre Dame, their record is now 6-5.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Preston will take on East Fairmont at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Notre Dame, they will square off against Harman at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.