Basketball Game Preview: Butte County Pirates vs. Jerome Tigers

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Having just played yesterday, the Butte County Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Jerome Tigers at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Butte County is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Mountain Home just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 64-53 to the Tigers. The loss was the Pirates' first of the season.

Meanwhile, a victory for Jerome just wasn't in the cards two weeks ago as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 72-43 loss at the hands of Shelley. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-18.

This is the second loss in a row for Jerome and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Butte County, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.

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