After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Glacier, Great Falls was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Hellgate Knights 53-14 on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bison considering their three-point performance the matchup before.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Steele Harris and his top target Riley Collette. Harris gained 172 total yards and three touchdowns while Collette threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. 89 of those passing yards were hauled in by Dane Gundlach.
Great Falls' defense made their presence known, laying out Vince Paffhausen. 7.5 times. Leading the way was Isaac Tolan and his three sacks. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 sacks per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Great Falls was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 458 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hellgate only gained 155.
The victory got Great Falls back to even at 1-1. As for Hellgate, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Great Falls will be playing at home against Belgrade at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hellgate, they will face off against Helena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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