East Butler lost against Shelby-Rising City back in October of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The East Butler Tigers took a blow against the Shelby-Rising City Huskies, falling 42-12. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Huskies are ranked 13th).
Despite the loss, East Butler saw an underclassman step up: Grant Kozisek picked up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for ten yards and a touchdown.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shelby-Rising City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dalton Pokorney, who picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. Logan Lindsley was another key player, rushing for 19 yards and two touchdowns.
East Butler's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Shelby-Rising City, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Butler will head out to take on Mead at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Butler is facing Mead at the right time seeing as Mead is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Shelby-Rising City, they will venture away from home to challenge Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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