Butler County is 0-3 against Owensboro Catholic since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Butler County Bears will be staying on the road to face off against the Owensboro Catholic Aces at 7:00 p.m. on March 12th. Butler County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five games -- so hopefully Owensboro Catholic likes a good challenge.
Butler County put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Ohio County 69-45.
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 is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Castlen, who scored two points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Daviess County typically has all the answers at home, but last Friday Owensboro Catholic proved too difficult a challenge. They pulled ahead with a 61-60 photo finish over the Panthers. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Butler County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Owensboro Catholic, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-9.
Butler County came up short against Owensboro Catholic in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 75-67. Can Butler County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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