Football Game Preview: Whitehall/Harrison/Willow Creek vs. Manhattan Tigers

Whitehall/Harrison/Willow Creek will head out on the road to challenge the Manhattan Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Whitehall/Harrison/Willow Creek has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Manhattan will come in with seven straight victories.

On Friday, Whitehall/Harrison/Willow Creek had to suffer through a 56-15 loss at the hands of Broadwater.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Manhattan). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-12 win over Jefferson. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Panthers are ranked 29th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Whitehall/Harrison/Willow Creek better keep an eye on Tyson Pavlik. He was instrumental in Manhattan's win, throwing for 213 yards and four TDs on only 15 passes.

Manhattan didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Jefferson to a completion percentage of just 34.6%. The Tigers weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 60%.

Whitehall/Harrison/Willow Creek's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Manhattan, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.