Football Preview: Glacier Wolfpack vs. Helena Bengals
Glacier and Helena are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Glacier Wolfpack will challenge the Helena Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
If Glacier beats Helena with 49 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Glacier claimed a resounding 49-14 win over Butte at home. The victory was just business as usual For the Wolfpack, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
Glacier's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kobe Dorcheus, who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Jackson Presley, who threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Dorcheus' longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Ethan Anderson was another key player, picking up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Helena humbled Hellgate with a 45-6 victory.
Trygve Braun went supernova for Helena, rushing for 161 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Braun a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Helena's defense and their four sacks. Alex Swenson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Glacier's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Helena, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Glacier has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 198.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Helena struggles in that department as they've been averaging 180.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Glacier against Helena in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 35-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glacier since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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