The Saskatchewan Huskies ended the U of M Bisons football team’s 5-0 winning streak following the Oct. 4 game.
The Bisons team did not seem to get it together in the first two quarters of the game as the Saskatchewan Huskies stood tall by leading with 28 points and only three points by the Bisons. This margin was too much to level-up with despite the Bisons having the opportunity of two more quarters to the end of the game.
The Saskatchewan Huskies dominated the first two quarters of the game as they won the first quarter by 4-0 and the second quarter by 24-3. The Bisons came back strong in the third and fourth quarters of the game as they won the third quarter by 7-6 and were even better in the fourth quarter which was won by 14-8 points. The match ended 42-24 in favour of the Huskies.
The Saskatchewan Huskies earned their first four points from the first quarter of the game from safety. The first two points were from a 6-yard safety and the second two points were from a 16-yard safety, while the Bisons earned their first three points in the second quarter when Maya Turner converted a 48-yard kick to a field goal.
After that showdown, the rest of the second quarter was dominated by the Saskatchewan Huskies. The opponents added 10 more points to make it 28 points following the five and seven points they had before the Bisons earned their first three points.
In the third quarter, Lukas Scott converted a 25-yard field goal that earned them three points and confidently put the Saskatchewan Huskies ahead. For the rest of the game, while the Bisons tried to level up the points against the Saskatchewan Huskies, they kept putting themselves ahead with every attempt made by the Bisons.
The hopes were almost restored at the fourth quarter of the game when the Bisons had 24 points up against 34 points of the Saskatchewan Huskies. The hope lasted until Ryker Frank of the Saskatchewan Huskies made a 55-yard run and Lukas Scott took the kick to make it 41 points. Ultimately, Lukas Scott was also awarded a rouge which made the final score 42-24.
The Bisons left Saskatoon with a strong determination to come out stronger in their next match against the Alberta Golden Bears in their home territory on Oct. 19 at 2 p.m.
In the last four games against the Golden Bears, the Bisons have won three and lost just one with the last encounter being a win by 24-23 points. Historically, the Bisons have only played the Golden Bears once on away soil and lost the game by 11-34 points. This huge margin might be something to be worried about as the next game on the away soil approaches.
