A victory for Heartland just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the East Butler Tigers at home and fell 62-24. The loss leaves the Huskies without a win on the season.
Despite the loss, Heartland still got an impressive performance from Carter Siebert, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown. Siebert was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Luis Alvarez, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Butler to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaleb Palik, who rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Grant Kozisek was another key player, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Heartland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for East Butler, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Heartland will square off against Mead at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heartland is facing Mead at the right time seeing as Mead is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for East Butler, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, an 18-8 win against Centennial on the 17th.
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