Preston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 69-59 to the Robert C. Byrd Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Eagles are ranked 26th).
Easton Hayes
| 01/23/26 @ Fairmont Senior | 6 |
| 01/09/26 @ Bridgeport | 8 |
| 12/13/25 @ Washington | 10 |
| 01/03/26 @ John Marshall | 12 |
| 01/14/26 vs East Fairmont | 13 |
Defeat or not, Preston got some senior leadership from Easton Hayes and Aidan Schmidl. Hayes went 8-for-13 on his way to 23 points along with eight assists and six boards, while Schmidl shot 50% from the field en route to 14 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hayes has scored all season. Josh Gibson was another key player, putting up six points.
Preston's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Robert C. Byrd, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Preston is set to square off against their familiar foe Philip Barbour at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Robert C. Byrd will take on rival Grafton at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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