Carey and Butte County are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Carey Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Butte County Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carey is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Carey is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 61-55 win over New Plymouth on Saturday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Pilgrims are ranked 97th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Butte County ended up a good deal behind Valley on Saturday and lost 55-40. The matchup marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Carey's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Butte County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Carey suffered a grim 62-40 defeat to Butte County in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Carey was down 33-13.
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