Football Preview: Stevensville Yellowjackets vs. Frenchtown Broncs
Stevensville hasn't had much luck against Frenchtown recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Stevensville Yellowjackets will head out to challenge the Frenchtown Broncs at 7:00 p.m.
Stevensville is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a blow against Whitefish, falling 48-0. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana football rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, Frenchtown put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Ronan, posting a 48-12 victory on the road. The Broncs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 30 points or more this season.
Frenchtown found their leader in underclassman Jake Forthofer, who rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Frenchtown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Stevensville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Frenchtown, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Stevensville was dealt a bruising 48-20 loss at the hands of Frenchtown when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Frenchtown's Billy Corette, who picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that Stevensville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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