Football Preview: Capital Bruins vs. Big Sky Eagles
Capital has gone 7-0 against Big Sky recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Capital Bruins will be staying on the road to face off against the Big Sky Eagles at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Capital's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups.
Capital is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Glacier, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Capital was ranked fifth). Capital blew past Glacier 35-14 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bruins, who have now won four games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Big Sky didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Hellgate on Friday, but they still walked away with a 7-2 victory. The seven-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Big Sky's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Titus Newman and Kade Williams, who racked up all five sacks between them. Newman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Capital's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Big Sky, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Everything went Capital's way against Big Sky when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Capital made off with a 33-7 win. Will Capital repeat their success, or does Big Sky have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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