Last Friday, September 19, Burton played against the Union Bears football team. The Raiders won the coin toss and let Union have the ball first. During the first drive for the Bears, they were stopped by the Raiders defense on the fourth down. Also, on the first drive for the Raiders had to punt the ball. The next drive was a touchdown for the Bears. With the two-point conversion, the score became 8-0. The Raiders' next drive was a touchdown, which made the score 8-7. On the kickoff after the Raiders scored, the Bears struck back with a kickoff returned for a touchdown. They missed the extra point, making the score 14-7.
To start the second quarter, the Raiders had possession of the ball, but they were shut down for the rest of the game. The Bears scored on four occasions during the second quarter. Almost every time Union scored a touchdown in the second quarter, it was from throwing the ball. There was only one occasion when the Union quarterback Tanner H. ran the touchdown.
In the beginning of the third quarter, the Bears scored the last touchdown of the game. Making that the ending score. The Raiders started off tough but their competitiveness went down in the second quarter. With a 0-4 start, the Raiders will regroup; they plan to be competitive the rest of the season. The next opponent for the Raiders are the Twin Springs Titans.