On Saturday, Butler ended up a good deal behind Westside and lost 48-33. While losing is never fun, Butler can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 73rd in Georgia, while Westside is ranked 17th in South Carolina).
Butler's loss came despite strong showings from Brayla Harris and Kam Gresham. Harris scored 19 points, while Gresham scored two points along with nine rebounds and two steals. That's the first time this season that Gresham pulled down eight or more rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Butler and nudges their season record down to 10-6. As for Westside, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
Butler will head out on the road to challenge Thomson at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Thomson's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five contests. As for Westside, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Berea at 6:00 p.m. Berea is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
