Preston fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Fairmont Senior on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Polar Bears by a score of 3-2. The Knights have struggled against the Polar Bears recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Bryson McNew was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run.
Preston's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Fairmont Senior, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Preston will square off against rival Robert C. Byrd at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Fairmont Senior is set to challenge their familiar foe Lincoln at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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