The Polson Pirates will face off against the Columbia Falls Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Polson is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, Polson made easy work of Ronan and carried off a 37-14 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-6.
Holden Emerson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 181 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 116.5 rushing yards per game. Backing up that air attack was Daniel O'Roake, who rushed for 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. In that department, O'Roake was the leader with two.
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 victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Columbia Falls, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Polson was dealt a bruising 42-0 defeat at the hands of Columbia Falls in their previous matchup 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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