Butler has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Taylor Allderdice Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Butler's defense has only allowed 14.3 points per game this season, so Taylor Allderdice's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Butler is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against University on Friday. Butler 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.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Taylor Allderdice's offense. They lost to USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy] on the road by a 14-0 margin on Thursday. The shutout was out of character for the Dragons seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Butler now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Taylor Allderdice, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3.
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