By Mike Ferraro
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Marist football team suffered a 31-10 loss to Butler in a Pioneer Football League at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl on Saturday.
Butler broke open a 10-10 tie with 21 unanswered points in a span of 10:10 to pull away.
On Butler’s first drive, Teddy Wright stopped Butler quarterback Bret Bushka for no gain on 4th-and-1 from the Marist 30.
On the Red Foxes’ ensuing drive, Brock Bagozzi’s six-yard touchdown pass to Amin Woods got Marist on the scoreboard first.
Butler then scored 10 unanswered points in the second quarter.
Luke Paladino’s 31-yard field goal tied the score at 10 on the final play of the first half. The field goal came at the conclusion of a 9-play, 64-yard drive in 1:03. Bagozzi went 5-for-8 for 54 yards on the drive.
Joey Suchy’s rushing touchdown from three yards out, his second of the day, gave Butler a 17-10 lead with 52 seconds left in the third quarter.
Suchy scored his third touchdown of the day on a 16-yard reception from Bret Bushka with 10:25 in the fourth, which put Butler up 24-10.
Kwesi Kyei-Fordjour one-yard rushing touchdown gave Butler a 31-10 lead with 5:42 to play, which closed out the scoring.
Marist is now 2-5 on the season and 2-3 in the PFL.
Marist will host Presbyterian this Saturday at noon.
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