The Great Falls Bison will venture away from home to take on the Gallatin Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Great Falls sitting on four straight victories and Gallatin on five.
Last Friday, everything went Great Falls' way against Billings Senior as Great Falls made off with a 42-20 win. The Bison might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
Great Falls' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Steele Harris, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Harris' longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Collette, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Great Falls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 378 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Great Falls' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Colter Devoss with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Gallatin faced Bozeman in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Gallatin walked away with a 35-27 win over Bozeman.
A big part of Gallatin's victory came down to the chemistry between Reese Dahlke and his top target Carter Dahlke. Reese rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries while Carter gained 300 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Carter a new career-high in rushing yards. Grant Vigen also helped out by tossing the rock for 278 yards.
Gallatin's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Carsen Ross and Sam Talbot.
Great Falls' record is now 4-1. As for Gallatin, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Great Falls has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 243 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Gallatin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 176.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Great Falls was taken down by Gallatin 43-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Great Falls avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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