The Whitefish Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Lincoln County Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
While Bulldogs fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They put the hurt on Hamilton with a sharp 27-7 victory on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Bulldogs have posted against the Broncs since October 23, 2015.
Whitefish's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Carson Gulick, who threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. 116 of those passing yards were hauled in by Curtis Thew, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County really took it to Bonners Ferry for the full four quarters, racking up a 39-6 victory on the road. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 17th in Montana, while the Badgers are ranked 74th in Idaho), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rogan Lytle was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 185 yards and a touchdown while completing 77.8% of his passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Josh Lambertsen was another key player, gaining 69 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Whitefish suffered a grim 32-6 defeat to Lincoln County when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Whitefish avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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