On Friday, Corvallis faced Whitefish in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Corvallis Blue Devils and the Whitefish Bulldogs were almost perfectly matched up, but the Corvallis Blue Devils suffered a 21-20 loss. The Blue Devils were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Corvallis lost, don't look at Aydan Mayn. Despite the final result, he threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Mayn a new career-high in rushing yards. 81 of those passing yards were hauled in by Hunter Loesch, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Carson Gulick went supernova for Whitefish, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 150 yards and a touchdown. Gulick got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 66 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Corvallis and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Whitefish, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Corvallis will square off against Butte Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Whitefish, they will take on Columbia Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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