Providence lost against Butler back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Providence Panthers took a blow against the Butler Bulldogs, falling 71-30. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 80th).
Anna Fillnow was Providence's leading scorer, having posted eight points. Emma Fuller held things down on the boards with ten rebounds. Marlee Whitten took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Butler's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brooklyn Saunders, who went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc on her way to 25 points along with five boards and four steals. With that strong performance, Saunders is now averaging an impressive 15.8 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Moss, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards.
Providence is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7. As for Butler, the win keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Providence will be taking part in a tournament against Huss at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Huss is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.2 points per game this season. As for Butler, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-48 defeat against A.C. Flora on the 21st.
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