The Whitefish Bulldogs will face off against the Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Whitefish's defense has only allowed 17.6 points per game this season, so Bigfork's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Whitefish is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Beaverhead County, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Whitefish was ranked 16th). Whitefish fell to Beaverhead County 19-13. That makes it the first time this season the Bulldogs have let down their home crowd.
Although Whitefish took the loss, they still got scores from Curtis Thew and Carson Gulick.
Meanwhile, Bigfork entered their match against Frenchtown on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Bigfork took a blow against Frenchtown, falling 48-13. The game marked the Vikings & Valkyries' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Whitefish's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3. As for Bigfork, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Whitefish didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Bigfork when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-16 win. Does Whitefish have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bigfork turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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