Rush-Henrietta and Aquinas Institute squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Rush-Henrietta had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Aquinas Institute Little Irish on the road and fell 48-14. The loss continues a trend for the Royal Comets in their matchups with the Little Irish: they've now lost nine in a row.
Aquinas Institute found their leader in sophomore Trent Buttles, who threw for 101 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Buttles also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, making six total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending two passes. Jeff Logan got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
The defeat snapped Rush-Henrietta's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-7 record. As for Aquinas Institute, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Rush-Henrietta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Aquinas Institute, they are on the road again on Friday to play Lancaster at 7:30 p.m. Lancaster knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Aquinas Institute likes a good challenge.
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