Wheeling Park and Preston squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Wheeling Park had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Preston Knights by a score of 52-49. The matchup was a 23-23 toss-up at halftime, but the Patriots couldn't quite close it out.
Preston got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Easton Hayes out in front who shot 60% from the field on his way to 14 points in addition to eight rebounds and four blocks. The dominant performance gave Hayes a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron White, who went 7-for-11 to rack up 14 points and six boards.
Wheeling Park dropped their record down to 5-17 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Preston, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-10 record.
Wheeling Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Preston, they will square off against Morgantown at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Morgantown has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 214 points over their last three contests.
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