The Butte County Pirates will face off against the Grace Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Butte County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Grace likes a good challenge.
Butte County saw some tournament action on Saturday. They blew past Alturas Prep 74-19. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Grace beat Butte County 65-57 on Thursday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Grizzlies' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Pirates are ranked 29th).
Butte County is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points over those games. The win made it two in a row for Grace and bumps their season record up to 10-13.
Butte County came up short against Grace when the teams last played on Thursday, falling 65-57. Can Butte County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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