After starting their season with eight straight games on the road, Capital is finally coming home. They will welcome the Butte Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. 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.
Capital is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 57-17 win over Flathead. Considering the Bruins have won six matches by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Capital had a senior duo take command as Cole Graham rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries and Merek Mihelish threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Graham has posted since back in October of 2023. Daniel Larson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 81 receiving yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Capital's defense and their seven sacks. Leading the way was Graham with four. He also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 101.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three contests, Butte finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of Helena by a score of 13-10. The game marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Butte might have lost, but man, Sam Sampson was a machine: he picked up 176 receiving yards and a touchdown. Sampson got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 99 yards.
Capital's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Butte, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Capital has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 192.4 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Butte, though, as they've been averaging only 95.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Capital didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Butte in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-21 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Butte's Bo Demarais, who threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 34 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Capital to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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