Burke County lost against Butler back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Burke County Bears took a blow against the Butler Bulldogs, falling 66-36. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 19th).
Despite the defeat, Burke County saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Londyn Williams went 9 for 22 on her way to 23 points. That was a full 63.9% of Burke County's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Leading Butler to victory were Brayla Harris and Paris Floyd. Harris almost dropped a triple-double on 20 points, 13 boards, and nine assists, while Floyd went 7 of 14 en route to 15 points and seven steals. Floyd has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 19 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rania Curry, who earned seven points in addition to 12 rebounds and three steals.
Burke County is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6. As for Butler, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-2.
Burke County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 65-50 loss against Screven County on the 18th. Butler has also already played their next contest, a 96-16 win against Glenn Hills on the 25th.
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