Even if it wasn't a dominant performance, the Butler Bulldogs beat the Corvian Community Cardinals 14-9 on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Cardinals are ranked 155th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
DeMaurion Thomas-Wright was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 116 yards and two TDs, and also picked up 34 receiving yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Butler proved: they limited Corvian Community to a paltry 0.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Tyler Dent for the heroic effort on defense: he. Butler's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.3.
Butler's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for 3.5 sacks. Miles Lacroix refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Amari Sifford was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Butler has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 23 points this season. As for Corvian Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Butler didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 42-14 loss against Irmo on the 5th. As for Corvian Community, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on West Mecklenburg at 7:00 p.m. on the 12th.
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