Fayette fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Tipton on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 63-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tipton Cardinals. The Falcons just can't catch a break and have now endured five defeats in a row.
Blake Braden
| 02/11/25 vs Tipton | 16 |
| 02/10/25 vs Brookfield | 14 |
| 02/07/25 vs Eugene | 12 |
| 02/04/25 vs Russellville | 8 |
| 02/03/25 @ Salisbury | 6 |
| + 15 more games |
Fayette lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Blake Braden, who went 7-for-15 en route to 16 points and six rebounds. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Payton Oeth was another key player, going 7-for-10 to rack up 15 points.
Tipton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ben Bestgen out in front who went 7-for-15 on his way to 16 points in addition to five assists and five steals. Bestgen has become a key player for Tipton: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least five steals, but 6-13 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Bracht, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine boards.
Fayette's loss dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Tipton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-14 record this season.
Looking ahead, Fayette will take on Harrisburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tipton has already played their next game (against Versailles), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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