On Friday, the Sargent County Bulldogs humbled the Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] Tigers with a 36-6 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Michael Hoistad was his usual excellent self, rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 101 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. James Throener handled things on the ground, rushing for 123 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sargent County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Sargent County's defense and their three sacks. Harry Neustel was especially locked on to Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah]'s QB and sacked him twice.
Sargent County now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah], they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Sargent County will be playing in front of their home fans against LaMoure/Litchville-Marion at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. LaMoure/Litchville-Marion knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Sargent County likes a good challenge. As for Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah], a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against Griggs County Central/Midkota at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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