After three games on the road, Owensboro Catholic is heading back home. They will take on the Butler County Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Owensboro Catholic made off with a 61-60 victory over Daviess County.
In what's become a running theme this season, Butler County gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They blew past Ohio County 69-45. Winning may never get old, but Butler County sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Butler County can attribute much of their success to Lawson Rice, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Ty Price, who scored 35 points along with two steals. Price has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Justin Castlen was another key contributor, scoring two points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Owensboro Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Butler County, their victory bumped their record up to 22-8.
Owensboro Catholic beat Butler County 75-67 in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Will Owensboro Catholic repeat their success, or does Butler County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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