Preston's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to John Marshall on Friday. The Knights won by a run and slipped past the Grafton Bearcats 11-10. This was a revenge game for the Knights: when they faced off against the Bearcats back in April, they had to take a 5-2 loss.

Tanner Thomas
| 05/15/26 vs Grafton | 2 |
| 04/30/26 @ Fairmont Senior | 2 |
| 04/09/26 @ North Marion | 2 |
| 05/05/26 vs Lincoln | 1 |
| 04/28/26 @ Elkins | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
Tanner Thomas was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Preston: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-16 otherwise. Slaton Manko also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Preston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April.
The win snapped Preston's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-17 record. As for Grafton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-9.
Coming up, Preston will head out to challenge University at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Grafton, they will be playing at home against Fairmont Senior at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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