Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Butler holds off Hempfield Area
January 12, 2023: Greensburg, PA 15601 Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Butler Golden Tornado (Butler, PA) and the host Hempfield Area Spartans (Greensburg, PA), saw Butler's basketball squad hold off Hempfield Area by a tally of 65-63.
With the victory, Butler improves its record to 7-7 on the campaign. The Golden Tornado host Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, PA) to confront the Rams in a WPIAL 6A 1 challenge on Monday, January 16. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 6-5. Pine-Richland lost 54-50 in their recent non-league challenge against Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh, PA)
Next up, the Spartans confront the Greater Latrobe Wildcats (Latrobe, PA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 17. Hempfield Area will attempt to improve on its 7-7 season record.