Butler won the last time they faced Providence and things went their way on Friday too. The Butler Bulldogs walked away with a 57-45 win over the Providence Panthers. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Panthers are ranked 437th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/20/24 vs Providence | 17 |
| 12/17/24 vs Garinger | 10 |
| 12/13/24 @ Chambers | 19 |
| 12/10/24 vs Weddington | 12 |
| 12/06/24 @ Indian Land | 9 |
Butler's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Terrance Badio, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 17 points and four steals. With that strong performance, Badio is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Milligan, who posted 11 points and six assists.
The victory made it two in a row for Butler and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for Providence, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Butler didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 52-49 defeat against Nation Ford on the 21st. As for Providence, they will head out to take on Porter Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
