Garinger hasn't had much luck against Butler recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Garinger Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Butler Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Garinger is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 86-58 loss at the hands of Rocky River. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 500th, while the Ravens are ranked 231st).
Despite the loss, Garinger saw an underclassman step up: freshman Aaron Lawler went 7 for 13 on his way to 32 points along with five assists and three steals. That was a full 55.2% of Garinger's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Jameer Nealy was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, Butler was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 59-54 to Corvian Community.
Garinger's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Butler, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season.
Garinger was taken down by Butler 66-17 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Butler's Caleb Milligan, who went 7 of 8 en route to 20 points and five boards. Now that Garinger knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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