The Butte Central Catholic Maroons will face off against the Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Butte Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They skirted past Corvallis 44-42. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Maroons.
Meanwhile, Bigfork entered their tilt with Whitefish on Tuesday with 14 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 15. They blew past the Bulldogs, posting a 67-13 win. Given the Vikings & Valkyries' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bigfork pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.4 points on average over those games. As for Butte Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
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