The Butler Golden Tornado are taking a road trip to take on the Pine-Richland Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine-Richland took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Butler, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Butler didn't have too much trouble with Seneca Valley as they won 72-57. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Tornado.
Meanwhile, Pine-Richland came up short against New Castle on Friday and fell 55-47. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 33rd).
Butler pushed their record up to 13-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Pine-Richland, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.
Butler was able to grind out a solid victory over Pine-Richland in their previous matchup back in January, winning 52-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Butler since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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