Basketball Game Preview: East Butler Tigers vs. Twin River Titans

By Team Reports Jan 1, 2025, 12:14am

Basketball Preview: East Butler Tigers vs. Twin River Titans

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The East Butler Tigers will face off against the Twin River Titans on Saturday. East Butler will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.

While East Butler didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against High Plains by a score of 57-50 on Saturday.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Twin River beat Tri County Northeast 62-58 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.

Twin River's win came from a few key players East Butler will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Braedyn Ramaekers, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Colsten Rodriguez, who posted 16 points.

Twin River smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.

East Butler pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37 points. As for Twin River, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.

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