Raft River hasn't had much luck against Butte County recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Raft River Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Butte County Pirates at 7:00 p.m.
Raft River managed to keep up with Dietrich until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Raft River came up short against Dietrich, falling 77-53. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Butte County waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They managed a 43-37 victory over the Grizzlies. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Grizzlies are ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Butte County is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.9 points per game. As for Raft River, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Raft River came up short against Butte County when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 51-42. Can Raft River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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