The Julian Jaguars will take on the Butler Lynx in a tournament on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Butler will be up against a hot Julian squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. Everything went Julian's way against Chicago Washington on Thursday as Julian made off with a 50-30 victory.
Meanwhile, Butler humbled Rauner with an 84-19 victory. Given the Lynx's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Wildcats are ranked 668th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Butler has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for Julian, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-7.
Julian didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Butler when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 63-58 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Julian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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