On Friday, Gallatin faced Bozeman in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Gallatin Raptors came out on top against the Bozeman Hawks by a score of 35-27. The Raptors' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
A big part of Gallatin's win came down to the chemistry between Reese Dahlke and his top target Carter Dahlke. Reese rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries while Carter gained 300 total yards and three touchdowns. Carter's longest reception was for an incredible 93 yards. Grant Vigen also helped out by tossing the rock for 278 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gallatin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Loss or not, Bozeman got some senior leadership from Kash Embry and Brady Casagranda. Embry rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns, while Casagranda rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown. Those 111 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Embry.
Gallatin pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Bozeman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Gallatin wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 51-10 win against Great Falls on the 4th. As for Bozeman, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 36-17 defeat against Billings West on the 4th.
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