Great Falls has gone 5-0 against Belgrade recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Great Falls Bison will welcome the Belgrade Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Great Falls will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up three points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Hellgate on Friday. Great Falls simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Hellgate 53-14 on the road.
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. A healthy portion of that aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Dane Gundlach.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Great Falls' defense and their 7.5 sacks. In that department, Isaac Tolan was the leader with three. 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.
Meanwhile, Belgrade had to endure a ten-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 3-2 victory over Flathead.
The win got Great Falls back to even at 1-1. As for Belgrade, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Great Falls against Belgrade in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 56-14 win. In that contest, Great Falls amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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