Butler and Independence are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Butler Bulldogs will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Independence Patriots at 7:30 p.m.
Butler managed to keep up with Charlotte Catholic until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Butler came up short against Charlotte Catholic, falling 75-54. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Cougars are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Independence came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Ravens as they made off with a 71-50 win. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Independence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Butler, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.
Butler came out on top in a nail-biter against Independence in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 54-52. Does Butler have another victory up their sleeve, or will Independence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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