Two dominant backs in Mark Klemz and Ethan Rex are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Butler Golden Tornado will challenge Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Butler is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Wheeling Park on Friday. They fell 20-13 to the Patriots. 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 143rd in Pennsylvania, while the Patriots are ranked eighth in West Virginia).
Meanwhile, Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They strolled past the Beavers with points to spare, taking the game 35-19.
Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion]'s win came from a few key players Butler will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carter Hindman, who threw for 199 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards. Those 199 passing yards gave him a new career-high. Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion]'s leading receiver Mason Burford was Hindman's top target yet again, picking up 100 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Butler moved to 6-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion], they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Butler took a serious blow against Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 49-14. Can the Golden Tornado avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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