Charlotte Catholic hasn't had much luck against Butler recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Charlotte Catholic Cougars will challenge the Butler Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Charlotte Catholic's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 57-0 victory over Garinger. The contest marked the Cougars' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Butler on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Rocky River out of the water with a 50-13 final score. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Ravens are ranked 197th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayden Williams was his usual excellent self, rushing for 89 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. Another rusher making a difference was Damorian Thomas-Wright, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Butler was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Charlotte Catholic's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Butler, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Charlotte Catholic couldn't quite finish off Butler when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 24-21. Can Charlotte Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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