The Sweet Grass County Sheepherders will square off against the Jefferson Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sweet Grass County will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Sweet Grass County's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Manhattan on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 defeat at the hands of the Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Sheepherders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana football rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Tigers are ranked ninth).
Jefferson aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Friday extended their overall winning streak to three. They snuck past Columbus with a 17-12 win.
Luke Oxarart was his usual excellent self, rushing for 194 yards and a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Sweet Grass County has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Jefferson, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Sweet Grass County was dealt a bruising 69-6 loss at the hands of Jefferson when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sweet Grass County was down 41-0.
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