Turnovers major factor in Butler loss to Norwin
BUTLER TWP — Just three minutes into the game, the Butler girls basketball team had committed four turnovers and were down to Norwin 11-3 at home.
“It was looking like blowout city,” lamented Butler coach Mark Maier.
It turned out to be a slog for both teams.
Butler and Norwin spent the rest of the game turning up the defensive heat on each other, but the Golden Tornado could never crawl out of that early hole dug for them in a 60-49 home section loss Monday night.
Turnovers were the big bugaboo for Butler.
The Golden Tornado had 13 in the first half and 21 in the game. Most of them turned into easy buckets at the other end for Norwin.
The trap was particularly troublesome for Butler (5-5, 2-3).
Because of Norwin’s frenetic style on defense and its athleticism, the Tornado were rarely able to get into a set offense.
It turned the game into a 32-minute scramble drill.
This is an excerpt — read more about the game in Tuesday’s Butler Eagle.
