The Billings Senior Broncs will head out to take on the Great Falls Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Billings Senior has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Great Falls will come in with three straight wins.
Billings Senior will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Billings West on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 35-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Billings Senior fell just short of Billings West by a score of 23-21. That makes it the first time this season the Broncs have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Billings Senior got top-tier performance from Ryder Murdock, who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Murdock got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 71 yards.
Billings Senior wouldn't let Billings West keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Trek Egan, Ryan Barnhart, and Barnhart picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Murdock a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Great Falls faced Bozeman in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Everything went Great Falls' way against Bozeman as Great Falls made off with a 28-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bison, who have now won three games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Riley Collette continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Luke Aakre got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Billings Senior's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Great Falls, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Billings Senior suffered a grim 27-7 defeat to Great Falls in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Collette, who threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Now that Billings Senior knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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