It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mountain Lakes can now relate to. They took a blow against the Butler Bulldogs on Friday, falling 42-7. The Lakers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2021.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Butler to victory, but perhaps none more so than Pj Coffey, who rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another big playmaker for Butler was Nick Parkinson, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
The loss snapped Mountain Lakes' winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-5 record. As for Butler, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Mountain Lakes does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Butler, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Cedar Grove at 7:00 p.m. on November 29th. Cedar Grove is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Butler a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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