Football Preview: Havre Blue Ponies vs. East Helena Vigilantes
The Havre Blue Ponies will take on the East Helena Vigilantes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Havre is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Fergus, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Havre was ranked 17th). Havre fell to Fergus 31-27. The Blue Ponies' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Helena, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 47-13 victory over Sidney. Considering the Vigilantes have won three contests by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
East Helena had a senior duo take command as Hayden Wright rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns and Jack Taylor threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Novark, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Havre's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for East Helena, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Havre didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against East Helena when the teams last played on October 4th, but they still walked away with a 32-28 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was East Helena's Kyler Kleppelid, who rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Havre still be able to contain Kleppelid? There's only one way to find out.
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