The Big Sky Eagles will take on the Butte Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Big Sky has three straight victories, Butte has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Big Sky's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They breezed by Flathead at home to the tune of 29-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Big Sky wouldn't let Flathead keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. It was a group effort, with five picking up one apiece. Big Sky got some further help from Cal Marceau: he made 12 total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Meanwhile, Butte took a blow against Glacier on Friday, falling 49-14. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Wolfpack are ranked third).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Hudson Luedtke, who picked up 121 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Big Sky's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Butte, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Big Sky came up short against Butte when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 36-29. Thankfully for Big Sky, Trey Hansen (who rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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