BUTLER TWP — This football season marks the 10th anniversary of the last time Butler won the Butler Eagle Traveling Trophy.

Too long, if you ask Golden Tornado coach Rob Densmore.

Butler (1-1, 0-1) will try to end that drought at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Art Bernardi Stadium when it hosts Seneca Valley (1-1, 0-1) in a Northern Seven tilt. The trophy is presented annually to the Butler-Seneca Valley winner.

“I've only gone against them twice ... Last year didn't go so well, but I feel like we should have won the game in 2014,” Densmore said. “They are a very talented team, very difficult to handle.

“They're a physical football team. another challenge that way, but I like where our physicality's been these first couple of games.”

Butler is coming off a 21-12 win at Altoona, only Densmore's fourth victory in his 20 games at the helm of the Tornado.

He would like nothing better than for win No. 5 to end with a trophy presentation on the field.

“Obviously, that's what we're hoping for,” the coach said. “It would be a great win for our program, a step in the right direction.”

Seneca Valley's current nine-game winning streak against Butler is by the average margin of 20 points. The Tornado's worst loss in the streak was 43-7 last year. The closest losses were 29-22 in 2014 and 18-14 in 2008.

Seneca Valley leads the series overall, 16-15. Butler's last win was a 14-0 shutout of the Raiders in 2006.

If Butler is to win Friday, it will likely have to do so without quarterback Brandon Fleeger. The junior had already thrown for 140 yards at Altoona before going down with a foot injury in the second quarter.

“It looks like he's going to miss this game,” Densmore admitted. “We'll have packages in place for Luke and John Michalek (behind center).

“We'll still be able to put the ball up. Brandon has a really strong arm, so we may have to tweak our routes a little bit.”

Antonio DeVaughn, who rushed for 56 yards on 13 carries against Penn Hills in Week 1, did not play last week. He is expected to return to the Tornado backfield.

Densmore lauded the play of linebacker Noah Ryder and safety Dallas Hays last week, but they were not the sole shining spots defensively.

“Sammy Dietrich had a big pick following a turnover ... Pretty much everyone played well on defense,” Densmore said. “We shut them down pretty good.”

Now the Tornado are facing a Raider offense that features versatile quarterback Jack Cook (391 yards passing, 124 rushing in two games) and hard-nosed running back Hank Royal. The latter has rushed for 256 yards and three touchdowns.

Royal ran for 172 yards and two scores against Pine-Richland last week.

“Royal is a physical runner who punishes you when you try to tackle him,” Densmore said. “We'll work on that in practice this week. We want to deliver the blow, not have him deliver the blow to us.”

Butler's rushing yardage is spread out after two weeks — Logan Dubyak has 64 yards, Luke Michalek 63, Ryder 57 and DeVaughn 56.

“We've got guys who can carry the ball. We'll keep people fresh,” Densmore said.

“Hopefully, last week gave us more confidence. Last year's game with Seneca Valley got away. We can't let that happen again.”