Preston is on a four-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, John Marshall a four-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Saturday. The Preston Knights will host the John Marshall Monarchs at 7:30 p.m. Preston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.7 points per game this season.
Two weeks ago, Preston didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against St. Albans, but they still walked away with a 55-50 victory.
Preston's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaden Bachtel, who posted 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Schmidl, who had 15 points.
John Marshall might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 56-37 to Wheeling Park, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 672nd, while the Patriots are ranked 53rd).
John Marshall's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Preston, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Preston didn't have too much breathing room in their game against John Marshall in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 60-55 victory. Does Preston have another victory up their sleeve, or will John Marshall turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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