After flying high against Burrton last Tuesday, Fairfield came back down to earth. The Fairfield Falcons took a hard 62-48 fall against the Pretty Prairie Bulldogs on Friday. The Falcons were not able to make up for their loss to the Bulldogs from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.

Connor Fowler
02/14/25 vs Pretty Prairie | 18 |
02/11/25 vs Burrton | 20 |
02/07/25 @ Attica | 21 |
02/04/25 @ Cunningham | 17 |
02/01/25 @ South Haven | 21 |
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Connor Fowler, who posted 18 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists. The contest was Fowler's fifth in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen Busick, who earned 14 points.
Pretty Prairie got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Evan W Young out in front who almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave W Young a new career-high in assists (five). Cordell Colton was another key player, going 6-for-10 on his way to 16 points and five assists.
Fairfield has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season. The win was the ninth in a row for Pretty Prairie, bringing their record for this year to 13-5.
Fairfield didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 52-44 victory against South Barber on the 15th. As for Pretty Prairie, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 62-37 win against Attica on the 17th.
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