The Preston Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Bridgeport Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Preston is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Preston struggled with assists on Thursday (University had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Preston had to suffer through a rough 70-32 loss at the hands of University. While losing is never fun, Preston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while University is ranked 18th).
Despite the loss, Preston had strong showings from Kendra Nazelrod, who scored 12 points along with two blocks, and IsaBella Miller, who scored six points along with five rebounds. Nazelrod has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last four times she's played.
Meanwhile, Bridgeport pushed their score all the way to 56 last Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 71-56 bruising from Lincoln.
Preston has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season. As for Bridgeport, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16.
Preston came up short against Bridgeport in their previous matchup back in January, falling 53-49. Can Preston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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