Bourbon County lost against George Rogers Clark back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Bourbon County Colonels took a blow against the George Rogers Clark Cardinals, falling 88-50. While losing is never fun, the Colonels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Cardinals are ranked tenth).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead George Rogers Clark to victory, but perhaps none more so than Malachi Ashford, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 18 points and five assists. Ashford has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Amari Bartelson was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Bourbon County and nudges their season record down to 5-6. As for George Rogers Clark, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Bourbon County will head out to face off against Paris at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Paris knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Bourbon County likes a good challenge. As for George Rogers Clark, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Montgomery County at 7:30 p.m.
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