The Butte Central Catholic Maroons will square off against the Beaverhead County Beavers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Butte Central Catholic will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Hamilton, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Butte Central Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 38-35 victory over Hamilton on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Maroons.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Beaverhead County). They breezed by Corvallis to the tune of 69-21 on Saturday. Given the Beavers' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Blue Devils are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Beaverhead County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.0 points per game. As for Butte Central Catholic, their victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4.
Butte Central Catholic was dealt a bruising 74-22 loss at the hands of Beaverhead County in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Butte Central Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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