After soaring to 42 points the game before, Butler was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a blow against the Burke County Bears, falling 56-10. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Bears are ranked 116th).
It was another big night for A'Merre Williams, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown for Burke County. Williams' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 104 rushing yards. Sean Vandiver was another key player, throwing for 130 yards and two touchdowns.
Butler's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Burke County, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Butler will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Thomson at 7:30 p.m. Thomson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.8 points per game this season. As for Burke County, they will head out to challenge Laney at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Burke County also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 41 points per game.
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