The Polson Pirates will take on the Columbia Falls Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Polson will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Friday, everything went Polson's way against Ronan as Polson made off with a 37-14 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-6.
Holden Emerson was his usual excellent self, 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. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ronan only rushed for 16.
One reason for the win was Polson's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. O'Roake was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, Columbia Falls faced Whitefish in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Columbia Falls' defense stepped up to hand Whitefish a 3-0 shutout.
Polson's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Columbia Falls, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Polson was taken down by Columbia Falls 42-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Polson, Cody Schweikert (who threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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