Basketball Game Preview: Butler Lynx vs. Hyde Park Thunderbirds

The Butler Lynx are taking a road trip to take on the Hyde Park Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Butler is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.

On Saturday, Butler took their contest with ease, bagging a 73-36 victory over Bulls College Prep. The Lynx have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 24 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Hyde Park and Curie squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Hyde Park had to settle for second. They took a 51-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Condors. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Condors are ranked 27th).

Hyde Park's loss dropped their record down to 13-15. As for Butler, their win bumped their record up to 19-8.

Butler was dealt a bruising 87-46 defeat at the hands of Hyde Park when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Butler avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.