The Butler Lynx's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Providence Catholic Celtics at 7:30 p.m. on February 20th. One thing working in Butler's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Butler gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Tinley Park 79-26 on the road. With Butler ahead 58-9 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Xamiya Walton and Xyanna Walton were among the main playmakers for Butler as the former scored 20 points along with eight assists and eight steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Walton has scored all season. Cyra Conwell was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five assists and five steals.
Meanwhile, Providence Catholic waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins but they left with five. They walked away with a 46-39 win over Hillcrest. Given Providence Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while Hillcrest is ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Butler has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Providence Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 18-15.
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