Sacred Heart/Butler State Tournament first round predictions

[passtheball]

What a way to kick off the Sweet sixteen with this marquis matchup! These two teams split during the season.

 

Sacred Heart has been in a groove after losing to Butler in the LIT by clicking off 12 wins in a row including a win over Butler, Manual twice, CAL, Mercy, Campbell County, Bullitt East, and Eastern in that run.

 

Butler tops that with 32 wins in their last 33 games. Should be a really competitive game to get things started. Wouldn't surprise me if the team that wins this game ends up the State Champion.

 

Butler should be the favorite in this game, but SHA very possibly could pull off the upset.

[RocketsDad]

Could be State Tournament Championship since Male and others are out! I think it is Butler's to lose and we shall see how they show up and how Sacred Heart and their less experienced girls play. Don't get me wrong, Sacred Heart can play with them but who knows what happens when this is your first time in State tournament, especially those freshmen.

[Watchmen]

Butler should be considered the favorite. Either team capable of winning but if the winner believes this is for it all then they will have a serious trap game in final 4 if Mercer cnty make it thru. The finals wouldn't be a cake walk either

[Valhalla]

Butler is gonna win this game. Their coach is solid (not to impugn the SH coach). They lost last time and certain they learned what they needed to lock this game up. Butler has all the tools they need to repeat as champions.

[Watchmen]

Butler is gonna win this game. Their coach is solid (not to impugn the SH coach). They lost last time and certain they learned what they needed to lock this game up. Butler has all the tools they need to repeat as champions.

 

Not challenging your opinion, but if they win the state they will have certainly earned it

[RocketsDad]

Don't disagree Watchmen and certainly that is the case in light of the two best teams left playing are meeting in the first round. Others like Mercer can surely knock them off and win it all, but the road is far less challenging which could hurt Sacred Heart or Butler in rounds after the first round.