A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withthe Jefferson Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Manhattan sitting on seven straight wins and Jefferson on four.
Manhattan is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Three Forks/Willow Creek, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Manhattan was ranked seventh). Manhattan strolled past Three Forks/Willow Creek with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 33-16.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jefferson). They claimed a resounding 48-0 victory over Sweet Grass County on the road. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 23 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Luke Oxarart, who rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Tyzer Zody was another key player, throwing for 133 yards and two touchdowns.
Jefferson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Oxarart.
Manhattan pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Jefferson, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Manhattan strolled past Jefferson when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 24-7. Will Manhattan repeat their success, or does Jefferson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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