Football Preview: Preston Knights vs. Philip Barbour Colts
The Preston Knights are on the road again on Friday to play the Philip Barbour Colts at 7:00 p.m. Preston will be strutting in after a victory while Philip Barbour will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Preston finally turned things around against Buckhannon-Upshur last Friday. They blew past the Buccaneers 47-7. Considering the Knights have won three matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Aidan Schmidl went supernova for Preston, picking up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Preston is 2-1 when Schmidl posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Philip Barbour unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak last Friday. They fell just short of Lincoln by a score of 21-18.
Philip Barbour's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Preston, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Preston suffered a grim 46-20 defeat to Philip Barbour in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Preston, Kaden Humphreys (who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 79 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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