Butte and Great Falls are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Butte Bulldogs will square off against the Great Falls Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Butte focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Butte will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of Capital. The match marked the first time this season in which the Bulldogs were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Great Falls got the win against Russell on Friday by a conclusive 27-7. The result was nothing new for the Bison, who have now won six matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
The critical scores for Great Falls came from Mason Kralj and Braedon Rankin.
Great Falls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Great Falls' defense and their eight sacks. Leading the way was Colter Devoss with three.
Butte has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Great Falls, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Butte strolled past Great Falls in their previous matchup back in October of 2022 by a score of 35-21. Will Butte repeat their success, or does Great Falls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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