A romp and a rally
BUTLER TWP — A romp and a rally.
After Butler’s girls basketball team rolled to a 63-33 victory over Kiski Area to begin the night, the Golden Tornado boys rallied from a 14-point deficit late in the third quarter to defeat the Cavaliers, 64-61.
“You never expect to beat any team by 30 points, especially a team like that,” Tornado girls coach Mark Maier said. “But if we keep making good decisions with the basketball and play defense like this, I feel like we can win a lot of games.”
“It’s hard to win high school basketball games night after night,” Butler boys coach Matt Clement said as his team remained unbeaten. “We had to dig deep tonight. Kiski came in here with nothing to lose, a bit of a desperate team and they were putting a hurt on us.”
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Butler 63, Kiski Area 33
The Tornado (2-2) built a 36-14 lead by halftime and were never challenged from there. Justine Forbes led Butler with 20 points and five rebounds. Amelia McMichael contributed 16 points, 10 rebounds and three steals while Hannah Aldridge had 12 points and eight assists.
“Getting a double-double in girls basketball is difficult to do,” Maier said. “We almost had two of them. I love the way we’re playing right now.”
Butler began the season by dropping two games at the Armstrong Tournament. The Tornado have won two straight home games by lopsided scores, defeating Erie 66-45 on Tuesday.
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