Football Recap: Butler Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Nov 3, 2024, 9:13am

Football Recap: Butler Bulldogs vs. Thomson Bulldogs

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Butler lost against Thomson back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Butler Bulldogs had to suffer through a 59-14 loss at the hands of the Thomson Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, Butler can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 374th, while Thomson is ranked 172nd).

Anthony Jeffery was his usual excellent self, rushing for 147 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 37 receiving yards for Thomson. With that strong performance, Jeffery is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Santyler Cartledge was in the mix too, providing Thomson with two touchdowns.

Butler has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Thomson, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.

Butler will host Glenn Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Thomson, they are taking a road trip to take on Burke County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Burke County has won six straight at home, while Thomson won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change.

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