The East Butler Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shelby-Rising City Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Butler gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They strolled past McCool Junction with points to spare, taking the game 30-14. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Rocco Hageman went supernova for East Butler, rushing for 216 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Hageman a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Shelby-Rising City blew past Heartland, posting a 60-8 win at home. That looming 60-8 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Shelby-Rising City yet this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jett Vrbka and he. Vrbka rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown. Carter Eickmeier got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 51 yards. Dalton Pokorney also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Shelby-Rising City's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Vrbka, Pokorney, and Pokorney picked up one apiece. Eli Fjell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Shelby-Rising City got some further help from Collin Vrbka: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shelby-Rising City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heartland only rushed for 126.
East Butler's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Shelby-Rising City, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
East Butler was dealt a bruising 61-8 defeat at the hands of Shelby-Rising City when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can East Butler avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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