Football Recap: Capital Bruins vs. Glacier Wolfpack
On Friday, Capital faced Glacier in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Capital Bruins' way against the Glacier Wolfpack as the Capital Bruins made off with a 35-14 win. The Bruins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 21 points or more this season.
Merek Mihelish continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 128 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Cole Graham, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Capital was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Loss or not, Glacier got some senior leadership from Kobe Dorcheus and Bridger Smith. Dorcheus gained 111 total yards and two touchdowns, while Smith picked up 160 receiving yards. Those 160 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Smith. Jackson Presley was another key player, having thrown for 277 yards and zerotouchdown.
Capital's record now sits at 5-1. As for Glacier, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 5-1.
Capital's road trip will continue as they head out to face Big Sky at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Big Sky is coming into the contest with four straight victories at home, so Capital will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Glacier, they will face off against Flathead at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Glacier is facing Flathead at the right time seeing as Flathead is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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