Big Sky hasn't had much luck against Capital recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Big Sky Eagles will stay at home for another week and welcome the Capital Bruins at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Big Sky: 7.3, Capital: 15) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, a win is a win, as they say, even a pretty close 7-2 win over Hellgate. The seven-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
One reason for the win was Big Sky's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Titus Newman and Kade Williams, who racked up all five sacks between them. Newman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Meanwhile, Capital faced Glacier in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Capital blew past Glacier 35-14. The victory was familiar territory for the Bruins who have now won five contests in a row.
Big Sky pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Capital, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-1.
Big Sky suffered a grim 33-7 defeat to Capital in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Big Sky, Tuff Adams (who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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