The Taylor Allderdice Dragons will venture away from home to square off against the Butler Golden Tornado at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Taylor Allderdice's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy] on Thursday. They took a hard 14-0 fall against USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy]. The Dragons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Butler's game on Friday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 17-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of University. While losing is never fun, the Golden Tornado can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 201st in Pennsylvania, while the Hawks are ranked 23rd in West Virginia).
Despite the loss, Butler saw an underclassman step up: Nicco Baggetta rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Butler's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Mark Klemz was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Taylor Allderdice's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3. As for Butler, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
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