If Preston was feeling good fresh off their 47-7 takedown of Buckhannon-Upshur last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Preston Knights came up short against the Philip Barbour Colts on Friday, falling 49-28. The Knights were down 42-21 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Preston didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kaden Bachtel and Cody Smith. Preston got some further help from Sam Klimas: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made five total tackles.
Preston's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Philip Barbour, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Preston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Philip Barbour, they will square off against Clay County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clay County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Philip Barbour likes a good challenge.
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