Butler and Charlotte Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Butler Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Charlotte Catholic Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Butler is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Rocky River just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Ravens by a score of 58-56. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Bulldogs came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Ravens are ranked 227th).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Charlotte Catholic took on Garinger on Tuesday. Charlotte Catholic blew past Garinger, posting a 78-25 win. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 20 points or more this season.
Butler better focus on containing Jack Siegel and Chris Eagan as the pair were huge in Charlotte Catholic's win. Siegel went 7 of 8 en route to 19 points and six rebounds, while Eagan went 7 of 9 on his way to 16 points. With that strong performance, Siegel is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of King Rhodes, who posted nine points and seven rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Charlotte Catholic and bumps their season record up to 12-3. As for Butler, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-6.
Butler was able to grind out a solid win over Charlotte Catholic in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 58-46. Will Butler repeat their success, or does Charlotte Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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