Butler fell victim to West Charlotte and their airtight defense on Friday. They lost 21-0 to the Lions. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Lions are ranked fourth).
Tyler Druzbik threw for 40 yards on four of 12 attempts. Lucas Culberson was his top target, picking up 26 receiving yards. On the ground, DeMaurion Thomas-Wright rushed for 26 yards.
West Charlotte can attribute much of their success to Sincere Gray, who rushed for 109 yards on only 13 carries. Gray's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.
Butler's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-4. As for West Charlotte, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Butler is set to face off against their familiar foe Mallard Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, West Charlotte will challenge rival Chambers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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