Fairview lost to Russell back in February of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Eagles were dealt an 83-25 defeat at the hands of the Red Devils. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Red Devils are ranked 41st).
Russell found their leader in sophomore Ryder Burgess, who went 8-for-9 en route to 22 points. The matchup was Burgess' fourth in a row with at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Corbin McGrath, who shot 67% from the field to rack up 16 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Fairview and nudges their season record down to 2-17. As for Russell, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-5.
Fairview has already played their next contest (against Prestonsburg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Russell, they have also already played their next game, a 58-51 win against Greenup County on the 14th.
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