Butternut hasn't had much luck against South Shore recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Butternut Midgets will head out on the road to face off against the South Shore Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Butternut got the win against Mercer by a conclusive 62-40.
Meanwhile, South Shore entered their tilt with Washburn on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Castle Guards, sneaking past 53-51.
South Shore pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23.7 points. As for Butternut, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Butternut might still be hurting after the 55-31 defeat they got from South Shore in their previous matchup back in January. Can Butternut avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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