Football Preview: Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries vs. Whitefish Bulldogs
The Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries are taking a road trip to face off against the Whitefish Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Bigfork focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up eight last Friday.
Bigfork is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Columbia Falls, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Bigfork was ranked 18th). Bigfork took a blow against Columbia Falls, falling 43-14.
Treker Hickey put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 146 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, Whitefish entered their tilt with Browning on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Indians, posting a 69-0 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Whitefish to victory, but perhaps none more so than Riley Zetooney, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 51 receiving yards. Carson Gulick was another key player, throwing for 147 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Whitefish was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Bigfork has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season. As for Whitefish, their record now sits at 6-3.
Bigfork might still be hurting after the 42-22 loss they got from Whitefish in their previous matchup on October 4th. Can Bigfork avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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