The East Butler Tigers will square off against the Shelby-Rising City Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Butler gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They took down McCool Junction 30-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Rocco Hageman was a one-man wrecking crew for East Butler as he rushed for 216 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Hageman a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Shelby-Rising City humbled Heartland with a 60-8 victory. The match marked Shelby-Rising City's most dominant win of the season so far.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jett Vrbka and he. Vrbka rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown. Carter Eickmeier showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 51 yards. Another big playmaker for Shelby-Rising City was Logan Lindsley, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
East Butler's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Shelby-Rising City, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
East Butler was taken down by Shelby-Rising City 61-8 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Can East Butler avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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