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The Anderson Raptors have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Mt. Healthy Fighting Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Anderson knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past 12 matchups -- so hopefully Mt. Healthy likes a good challenge.
Anderson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Butler 49-14. Considering the Raptors have won 11 contests by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Justice Burnam, who threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Trace Jallick, who picked up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Anderson's defense and their four sacks. Jayden Egbert was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Another thorn in Butler's side was Brady Kuhn, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Mt. Healthy came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Rams 30-14.
Anderson pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.1 points per game. As for Mt. Healthy, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Anderson was able to grind out a solid win over Mt. Healthy in their previous meeting back in August of 2018, winning 34-25. Will Anderson repeat their success, or does Mt. Healthy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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