Bullitt Central lost against Fairdale back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Bullitt Central Cougars were beaten by the Fairdale Bulldogs 99-59. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 47th).
Fairdale found their leader in sophomore Jarel Butler, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 12 boards. The dominant performance gave Butler a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ferlandas Wright, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Bullitt Central has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Fairdale, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Bullitt Central has already played their next game (against Anderson County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Fairdale didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 97-44 win against LKY on the 27th.
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