Lincoln County is 7-1 against Cut Bank since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lincoln County Lions will challenge the Cut Bank Wolves at 6:00 p.m. Cut Bank took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lincoln County, who comes in off a win.
Lincoln County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Whitefish, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Lincoln County was ranked tenth). Lincoln County came out on top against Whitefish by a score of 39-32 on Friday. 39 seems to be a good number for the Lions as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Rogan Lytle went supernova for Lincoln County, rushing for 144 yards and six touchdowns, while also throwing for 142 yards on only 11 passes. With that strong performance, Lytle is now averaging an impressive 3.5 rushing touchdowns per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, 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 contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Cut Bank lost to Jefferson on the road by a 39-21 margin on Friday. The Wolves haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Lincoln County's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Cut Bank, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Lincoln County against Cut Bank when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 54-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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