The Columbia Falls Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Polson Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia Falls' defense has only allowed 15.8 points per game this season, so Polson's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Columbia Falls is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Whitefish, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Columbia Falls was ranked seventh). Columbia Falls sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-0 victory over Whitefish on Friday.
Meanwhile, Polson waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Chiefs with a sharp 37-14 win. The Pirates pushed the score to 34-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Chiefs cut but never quite recovered from.
Holden Emerson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 181 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 116.5 rushing yards per game. Polson also got a significant boost from Daniel O'Roake, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Polson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Polson's defense and their four sacks. O'Roake was especially locked on to Ronan's QB and sacked him twice.
The victory got Columbia Falls back to even at 2-2. As for Polson, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Columbia Falls against Polson in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 42-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbia Falls since the team 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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