John Marshall and Preston are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The John Marshall Monarchs will challenge the Preston Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. John Marshall is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
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).
Meanwhile, Preston didn't have too much breathing room in their game against St. Albans two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 55-50 victory.
Preston's win came from a few key players John Marshall will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kaden Bachtel, who posted 17 points. Another player making a difference was Aidan Schmidl, who put up 15 points.
Preston's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for John Marshall, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
John Marshall came up short against Preston when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 60-55. Can John Marshall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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