On Friday, Bozeman faced Gallatin in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bozeman Hawks fell 35-27 to the Gallatin Raptors. The Hawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Raptors apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Despite the loss, Bozeman had strong showings from Kash Embry, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns, and Brady Casagranda, who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Embry a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Bozeman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bozeman wouldn't let Gallatin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bozeman can thank Kaden Paea and Reese Sutherland for forcing both of them.
A big part of Gallatin's victory came down to the chemistry between Reese Dahlke and his top target Carter Dahlke. Reese rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries while Carter gained 300 total yards and three touchdowns. Carter's longest reception was for an incredible 93 yards. Grant Vigen also helped out by tossing the rock for 278 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Bozeman and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Gallatin, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Bozeman wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 36-17 defeat against Billings West on the 4th. As for Gallatin, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-10 victory against Great Falls on the 4th.
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