Preston fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Tucker County on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mountain Lions by a score of 8-7. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Mountain Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Rhylinn Sanders put in work no matter where she played. She tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Those two hits allowed gave her a new career-low. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Myla Wotring was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Allyson Teets, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Preston's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Tucker County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season.
Preston will welcome Philip Barbour at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Colts have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season. Tucker County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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