On Friday, Lincoln County faced Whitefish in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lincoln County Lions came out on top against the Whitefish Bulldogs by a score of 39-32. 39 seems to be a good number for the Lions as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Rogan Lytle was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 144 yards and six touchdowns, and also threw for 142 yards on only 11 passes.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lincoln County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Carson Gulick, who threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Gulick a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Curtis Thew, who picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lincoln County's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Whitefish, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Lincoln County will head out to square off against Cut Bank at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Whitefish, they will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against Corvallis on Friday. Whitefish will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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