Butler and Seneca Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Butler Golden Tornado will head out to take on the Seneca Valley Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Butler knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 contests -- so hopefully Seneca Valley likes a good challenge.
Butler will head into Saturday's match having proved themselves against Woodland Hills: Butler took a 40-point defeat the last time they faced off against Woodland Hills, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Butler came out on top in a nail-biter against Woodland Hills on Saturday, sneaking past 61-59.
Meanwhile, Seneca Valley entered their tilt with New Castle on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Hurricanes out 57-54. The win was all the more spectacular given the Raiders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Hurricanes are ranked 19th).
Butler's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 8-3. As for Seneca Valley, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Butler came up short against Seneca Valley in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 61-56. Can Butler avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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