The Havre Blue Ponies will challenge the Frenchtown Broncs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Havre is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They blew past East Helena 42-19.
Meanwhile, Frenchtown put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Butte Central Catholic, posting a 55-7 victory. Given the Broncs' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Maroons are ranked 37th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Frenchtown's receiving core played a big role in the win, headlined by Cole Johnson and Billy Corette. Johnson rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns while Corette gained 80 total yards and a touchdown.
Frenchtown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Frenchtown 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 Cooper Michaud.
Havre is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.9 points per game. As for Frenchtown, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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