The Great Falls Bison will head out on the road to challenge the Russell Rustlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Great Falls got the win against Skyview by a conclusive 49-25. The Bison might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Riley Collette was his usual excellent self, rushing for 137 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also throwing for 246 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. He is becoming a predictor of Great Falls' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of that aerial production (125 yards to be exact) went to Steele Harris, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Russell hadn't done well against Billings Senior recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Russell snuck past Billings Senior with a 19-13 win.
Great Falls' record now sits at 5-3. As for Russell, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season.
Great Falls beat Russell 7-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Great Falls have another victory up their sleeve, or will Russell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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