On Friday, Sargent County faced Hankinson in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sargent County Bulldogs took a hard 40-26 fall against the Hankinson Pirates. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Sargent County's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Michael Hoistad, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 226 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Hoistad a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (109 yards to be exact) went to Tristen Peterson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Sargent County and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Hankinson, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Sargent County will be playing at home against Richland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sargent County is facing Richland at the right time seeing as Richland is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Hankinson, they will square off against LaMoure/Litchville-Marion at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Hankinson: 14.2, LaMoure/Litchville-Marion: 10.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
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