Flathead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 57-17 loss at the hands of the Capital Bruins. While losing is never fun, the Braves/Bravettes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana football rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Bruins are ranked sixth).
Although Flathead took the loss, they still got scores from Jack Blodgett and Eli Coopman.
Flathead didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cameron Wells and Brett Pesola.
Capital was led to victory by Cole Graham and Merek Mihelish. Graham rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while Mihelish threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Graham has posted since back in October of 2023.
Flathead's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Capital, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Flathead does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Capital, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Butte at 7:00 p.m. Capital knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Butte likes a good challenge.
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