Fairmont Senior is 7-0 against Preston since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Fairmont Senior Polar Bears have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Preston Knights at 6:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Fairmont Senior is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Robert C. Byrd, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Fairmont Senior was ranked 23rd). Both finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time the Polar Bears have been dealt a draw since back in September.
Meanwhile, Preston didn't have quite enough to beat Lincoln on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Fairmont Senior's draw makes their record 9-5-5 this season. As for Preston, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13-1.
Everything went Fairmont Senior's way against Preston when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Fairmont Senior made off with a 4-1 win. Does Fairmont Senior have another victory up their sleeve, or will Preston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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