After having trouble last week, things aren't likely to get any easier for Mercer/Butternut. This week, it faces off against Lincoln on Saturday. Both teams have had struggles on the defensive side of the ball, with Lincoln giving up an average of 33.6 points per game and Mercer/Butternut allowing an average of 48.17.
Mercer/Butternut entered its match with back-to-back losses and, unfortunately, tacked on another. It has to be hurting after a devastating 52 - 24 defeat at the hands of Clayton last game.
As for Lincoln, last game was the first rocky defensive outing for it this year. There's no need to mince words: it lost to Luck two weeks ago, and it lost bad. The score wound up at 86 - 14.
After their losses, Mercer/Butternut dropped to 1-5 and Lincoln dropped to 3-2. We'll find out on Saturday which team manages to turn its luck around when they battle it out this week.
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