Football Game Preview: Cole Camp Blue Birds vs. Butler Bears

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 5:13am

Football Preview: Cole Camp Blue Birds vs. Butler Bears

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The Cole Camp Blue Birds will square off against the Butler Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cole Camp is looking for their season's first victory.

Cole Camp is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 38-26 to Lone Jack/Kingsville on Friday.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Butler's offense. They were outmatched by Adrian on the road and fell 32-0. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Blackhawks recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Despite the loss, Butler had strong showings from Kellen Long, who rushed for 140 yards, and Xavier Wisdom, who rushed for 100 yards on only 14 carries.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Butler was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.

Cole Camp's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Butler, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Cole Camp was taken down by Butler 44-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Cole Camp, Brendin Patrick (who rushed for 346 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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