The Lakeside Knights and the Butte County Pirates will face off at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lakeside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 49-40 victory over Liberty Charter.
Butte County meant business on Friday, getting buckets from all over the court against a Wildcats squad that has allowed just 28.7 points per contest. Butte County simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Wilder 62-25. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Wildcats are ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Butte County is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points over those games. Lakeside's win bumped their record up to 14-8.
Lakeside was dealt a bruising 57-30 loss at the hands of Butte County in their previous meeting back in February of 2017. Can Lakeside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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