Football Preview: Plainview Pirates vs. East Butler Tigers
The Plainview Pirates will challenge the East Butler Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Plainview is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.9 points per game this season.
Plainview took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lutheran-Northeast 52-14 at home. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won three matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, East Butler had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Broncos by a score of 18-8.
East Butler's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaleb Palik, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: East Butler was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Plainview's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for East Butler, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Plainview has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 166.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like East Butler struggles in that department as they've been averaging 212.2. It's looking like Thursday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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