Mitch Pelroy, owner of the best hair in college football. (Kirsten Pelroy photo)
Maybe they should put the ball in Mitch Pelroy’s hands more often.
When the former Coupeville High School gridiron star got his mitts on the football Saturday, things happened. Exciting things.
When he didn’t, not so much.
Pelroy took back two kickoff returns for big yardage, ripping off runs of 24 and 25 yards, but with the rest of his Montana Western teammates having a stagnant day, the Bulldogs fell 31-6 to host Southern Oregon in NAIA play.
The loss dropped Montana Western to 2-5 on the season.
The Bulldogs, who were out-gained 481 yards to 278 on the day, failed to score until they netted a pair of fourth-quarter field goals from Connor Greth.
While Montana Western is struggling a bit in the win-loss column, Pelroy has been putting up nice numbers.
He has returned 13 kicks for 343 yards and four punts for 56 yards. His 399 all-purpose yards put him third on the Bulldogs stat chart for the season.
Pelroy has also found time to patrol the defensive backfield, recording eleven solo tackles and assisting on two others.
Montana Western will try to break its recent backwards slide when it returns home Saturday, Oct. 18 to face Eastern Oregon.
Coupeville Sports 
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