Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Altoona thwarts Butler
December 28, 2023: Butler, PA 16001 The Altoona Mountain Lions (Altoona, PA) basketball knocked off the host Butler Golden Tornado (Butler, PA), 55-44 in Thursday's non-league test.
The Mountain Lions (6-3) will now prepare for their test against Armstrong (Kittanning, PA). The River Hawks go into the non-league test with a 4-3 record. In their last test, Armstrong went down by Avonworth (Pittsburgh, PA), 66-50, in a non-league test.
The Golden Tornado now own a 2-5 record. They play next when they host Seneca Valley for a WPIAL 6A 1 test on Tuesday, January 2. Butler will encounter a Raiders squad coming off a 41-34 non-league win over Kiski Area (Vandergrift, PA). The Raiders record now stands at 2-2.