Three Forks/Willow Creek is 1-8 against Columbus since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Three Forks/Willow Creek Wolves will challenge the Columbus Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Three Forks/Willow Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.4 points per game this season.
Three Forks/Willow Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Manhattan, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Three Forks/Willow Creek was ranked 25th). Three Forks/Willow Creek received a blow on Friday as they fell 33-16 to Manhattan. That makes it the first time this season the Wolves have let down their home crowd.
The losing side was boosted by Kanon Reichman, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 213 yards on 18 of 31 attempts. A healthy portion of that aerial production (88 yards to be exact) went to Dylan Swenson.
Three Forks/Willow Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Sawyer Andersen.
Meanwhile, Columbus fell victim to Broadwater and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Bulldogs 45-0. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Three Forks/Willow Creek's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2. As for Columbus, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Three Forks/Willow Creek might still be hurting after the 54-30 defeat they got from Columbus in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Three Forks/Willow Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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