The Great Falls Bison will face off against the Billings Senior Broncs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Great Falls has three straight victories, Billings Senior has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Great Falls is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Bozeman, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Great Falls was ranked 13th). Great Falls put the hurt on Bozeman with a sharp 28-7 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bison, who have now won three matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Riley Collette continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 172 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Luke Aakre got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Billings Senior might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 23-21 to Billings West, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Great Falls' victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Billings Senior, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went Great Falls' way against Billings Senior in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Great Falls made off with a 27-7 win. Will Great Falls repeat their success, or does Billings Senior have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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