The Hellgate Knights will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Great Falls Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Hellgate is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They took a 21-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of Billings Senior on Thursday. The Knights just can't catch a break and have now endured 11 losses in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Great Falls couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 28-3 to Glacier on Thursday. The Bison have struggled against the Wolfpack recently, as their game on Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Hellgate was taken down by Great Falls 42-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Great Falls' Riley Collette, who threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Now that Hellgate knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
