Basketball Recap: Butler Bulldogs vs. Laney Wildcats
Make it nine blowout wins for the Butler Bulldogs this season. They put the hurt on Laney with a sharp 58-33 victory on Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 25-5.
Butler was led to victory by Kam Gresham and Taylor Kelly. Gresham scored 15 points along with eight rebounds, while Kelly almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gresham has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Brayla Harris, who scored 11 points along with five assists.
Butler is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Laney, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
Butler will be playing in front of their home fans against the Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Westside is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'. As for Laney, they will head out on the road to face off against the Golden Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Washington County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Friday.
