The Butler Golden Tornado will take on Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Butler is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Wheeling Park on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Butler was beaten by Wheeling Park 47-20. 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 209th in Pennsylvania, while the Patriots are ranked ninth in West Virginia).
Despite the defeat, Butler had strong showings from Mark Klemz, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown, and Jacob Kollinger, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Kollinger has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 55-0 win over Redbank Valley. Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 43 points or more this season.
Jase Ferguson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 537 yards and six touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ethan Rex, who picked up 203 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Butler now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion], they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Butler has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 153.6 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] has preferred to attack from the air: they average 301.9 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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