It was a tale of two halves Friday night at Legends Stadium where the Flathead Braves lost a hard-fought western AA battle with the Butte Bulldogs 21-7.
The Flathead Braves of 2023 have moved the football capably, second-year coach Caleb Aland noted this week. It’s the last 25 yards or so that have been difficult.
The Flathead Braves feel like they’re making up ground on their football competition, and as an example can compare last Friday’s score against Missoula Big Sky a 21-20 loss to last year’s outcome.
It makes sense for the Flathead Braves, a one-win football team a year ago, to be only looking up this season. Especially if they look outside the hash marks.