Fans were treated to a battle of the Bears on Saturday. Butler County took an 82-75 hit to the loss column at the hands of Butler. While losing is never fun, Butler County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Butler is ranked 19th).
| 02/15/25 vs Butler | 26 |
| 02/13/25 vs Edmonson County | 20 |
| 02/10/25 @ Madisonville-North Hopkins | 17 |
| 02/08/25 vs Grayson County | 24 |
Several Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Justin Castlen, who shot 4-for-7 from deep and dropped a double-double with 26 points and ten rebounds. Castlen's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Price, who went 10-for-24 en route to 32 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Even though they lost, Butler County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Butler County's defeat dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Butler, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Butler County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 79-72 win against Allen County-Scottsville on the 21st. Butler has also already played their next game (against Fern Creek), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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