Football Preview: Glacier Wolfpack vs. Butte Bulldogs
The Glacier Wolfpack will square off against the Butte Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Glacier will be strutting in after a win while Butte will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Glacier humbled Billings Senior with a 49-6 victory. Given the Wolfpack's advantage in MaxPreps' Montana football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Broncs are ranked 39th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kobe Dorcheus had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 220 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jackson Presley, who rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns.
Glacier's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Weston Robinson and Easton Kauffman. Kauffman didn't just play on offense: he also made a tackle (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Butte took a blow against Bozeman on Friday, falling 42-14. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Butte got top-tier performance from Sam Sampson, who picked up 170 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Sampson is now averaging an impressive 111.5 receiving yards per game. Colton Shea also helped out by tossing the rock for 280 yards.
Glacier's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Butte, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Glacier and Butte were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but Glacier suffered an agonizing 28-27 defeat. Thankfully for Glacier, Rueso Battermann (who picked up 140 receiving yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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