The Morton Grove Academy Crescents have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 25 points or more this season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Butler 62-35 on the road.
When it comes to explaining why Butler lost, one person who can't be blamed is Danny Bennett. Despite the final result, he scored 33 points. Bennett scored a full 94.3% of Butler's points, the 15th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Tyshawn Turner, who scored six points.
Morton Grove Academy has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Butler, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Morton Grove Academy and Englewood Stem will face off at 10:30 a.m. on December 30th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Englewood Stem is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak. Butler won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Round Lake at 9:00 a.m. on December 30th. Round Lake is hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
