The Butler Golden Tornado will venture away from home to square off against the University Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. University took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Butler, who comes in off a win.
Butler's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Connellsville, posting a 31-0 win on the road. Given the Golden Tornado's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Falcons are ranked 359th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Butler to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alec Teff, who threw for 189 yards and three touchdowns. Teff has become a key player for Butler: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. Butler also got a significant boost from Mark Klemz, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 96 yards.
Butler's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Nash Cuffman and Quinlan Hanley. Hanley also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 83.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-7, which was the final score in University's tilt against Fairmont Senior on Friday. The Hawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-7.
The victory got Butler back to even at 3-3. As for University, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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