The Columbia Falls Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Polson Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia Falls' defense has only allowed 15.8 points per game this season, so Polson's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Columbia Falls is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Whitefish, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Columbia Falls was ranked seventh). Columbia Falls narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Whitefish 3-0.
Meanwhile, Polson had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Chiefs as they made off with a 37-14 victory. The Pirates pushed the score to 34-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Chiefs cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Holden Emerson, who rushed for 181 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 116.5 rushing yards per game. Polson also got a significant boost from Daniel O'Roake, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
The win got Columbia Falls back to even at 2-2. As for Polson, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Columbia Falls against Polson when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 42-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbia Falls since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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