Football Recap: Butler Falls Despite Big Games from Kellen Long and Xavier Wisdom

By Team Reports Oct 23, 2024, 8:19am

Football Recap: Butler Bears vs. Warsaw Wildcats

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If Butler was feeling good fresh off their 40-6 takedown of Cole Camp last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Butler Bears took a 13-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warsaw Wildcats on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Wildcats are ranked 58th).

Butler's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Xavier Wisdom, who gained 87 total yards and a touchdown, and Kellen Long, who rushed for 94 yards.

Josh Harvath continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Warsaw, rushing for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. That's the most rushing yards Harvath has posted since back in November of 2023.

Butler now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Warsaw, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.

Butler didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 14-8 win against Windsor on the 18th. As for Warsaw, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 40-7 victory against Midway on the 18th.

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