Butler has gone 9-1 against Sherwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Butler Bears will face off against the Sherwood Marksmen at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Butler's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over El Dorado Springs. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Butler relied on the efforts of Xavier Wisdom, who rushed for 78 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Kellen Long, who rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns. Long is becoming a predictor of Butler's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-2 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, everything went Sherwood's way against Versailles on Friday as Sherwood made off with a 30-6 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 24-0.
Sherwood can attribute much of their success to Jake Kanzler, who threw for 158 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Sherwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kanzler and Logan Mueller.
Butler now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Sherwood, they now also have a winning record of 5-4.
Butler came up short against Sherwood in their previous meeting back in September, falling 34-28. Can Butler avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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