The Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers will face off against the Butler Golden Tornado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Butler is hoping to do what Allegany couldn't on Friday: put an end to Hollidaysburg's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Hollidaysburg breezed by Allegany at home to the tune of 35-0. The Golden Tigers pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Campers had little chance of recovering from.
Maddox Bainey was the offensive standout of the match as he threw for 125 yards and four touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Jay Albarano helped Bainey out on the ground, picking up 30 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Butler made easy work of Meadville on Friday and carried off a 35-11 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Tornado.
Mark Klemz had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.3 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Simko, who picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Butler was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Meadville only rushed for 104.
Hollidaysburg's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Butler, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1.
Everything went Hollidaysburg's way against Butler in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Hollidaysburg made off with a 33-13 win. Will Hollidaysburg repeat their success, or does Butler have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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