On Friday, Whitefish faced Lincoln County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Whitefish Bulldogs fell 39-32 to the Lincoln County Lions. Despite 66 more yards than the Lions, the Bulldogs couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Carson Gulick, who threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Gulick a new career-high in rushing yards. Curtis Thew was another key player, picking up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Rogan Lytle had a dynamite game for Lincoln County, rushing for 144 yards and six touchdowns, while also throwing for 142 yards on only 11 passes.
Whitefish's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Lincoln County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Whitefish will face off against Corvallis on Friday. Whitefish will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Lincoln County, they will square off against Cut Bank at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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