The Butler Golden Tornado are taking a road trip to take on the Woodland Hills Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Butler is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since February 12, 2024 on Friday. They lost 69-46 to New Castle. While losing is never fun, the Golden Tornado can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Woodland Hills was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 52-46 to Fox Chapel. The Wolverines were up 19-4 in the first quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Woodland Hills has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Butler, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Butler skirted past Woodland Hills 61-59 in their previous matchup on January 4th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Butler since the squad 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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