Having just played yesterday, the Butler Lynx will jump right back in to play the Julian Jaguars at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, Butler humbled Rauner with an 84-19 victory. Given the Lynx's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Wildcats are ranked 668th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Julian had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Patriots as they made off with a 50-30 win.
Butler has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for Julian, they pushed their record up to 12-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Butler came up short against Julian in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 63-58. Can Butler avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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