Football Preview: Columbia Falls Wildcats vs. Whitefish Bulldogs
Columbia Falls has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Whitefish Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Columbia Falls is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Beaverhead County, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Columbia Falls was ranked 11th). Columbia Falls took a hard 21-7 fall against Beaverhead County on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Whitefish slipped by Corvallis 21-20 on Friday.
Carson Gulick was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 150 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Columbia Falls' loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2. As for Whitefish, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Columbia Falls against Whitefish when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 42-0 victory. Will Columbia Falls repeat their success, or does Whitefish have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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