Two dominant guards in Danny Bennett and Ben Jurzak are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Butler Lynx will venture away from home to face off against the Jacobs Golden Eagles at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Butler is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Last Wednesday, everything came up roses for Butler against Johnson as the squad secured a 75-42 victory. The Lynx have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 24 points or more this season.
| 01/15/25 vs Johnson | 10 |
| 01/13/25 vs Rowe-Clark | 11 |
| 01/07/25 @ Bulls College Prep | 13 |
| 01/06/25 vs Hansberry | 11 |
| 12/30/24 vs The Grace Christian Academy | 13 |
Butler's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bennett led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. Bennett has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more rebounds the last nine times he's played. Jamal Small was another key player, going 6 for 12 on his way to 17 points along with six boards and four steals.
Butler smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Jacobs unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 64-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Crystal Lake South.
Butler will need focus on slowing down Emaan Thomas, one of several Jacobs players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 20 points. Those 20 points gave Thomas a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jurzak, who had 14 points and six rebounds.
Butler has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Jacobs, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.
Butler might still be hurting after the 69-47 loss they got from Jacobs in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jurzak, who went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points. Now that Butler knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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