The Preston Knights managed to keep up with the University Hawks until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Preston suffered a rough 59-37 defeat at the hands of University. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Preston of the 74-49 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.
Preston lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brier Rugg, who scored 15 points. Another player making a difference was Slaton Manko, who scored five points.
Preston has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season. As for University, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-9.
Preston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for University, they will play host again and welcome Musselman, where tip off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. University will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps West Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while Musselman is ranked 25th).
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