After a challenging weekend at the Great Falls Invite, a certain feeling permeated Bozeman’s locker room.
Nearly every way a team can score a goal was achieved by the defending state champion Tuesday at the Belgrade Youth Sports Complex.
Following a shutout loss to Billings Skyview on Saturday, Carl Bridwell apologized to his players at practice for not having them prepared to face the defending state champions.
All season long, Bozeman dominated in two-day tournaments. The Hawks often scored better on the second day than the first. So with two one-day events this week, head coach Matt Clark knew his team would be tested.
Since the start of the season, Bozeman has understood its team is a work in progress.
Bozeman needed to change its style.
Bozeman and Belgrade had different takeaways from the Great Falls Invite on Saturday.
Belgrade was put on its heels from the start with an early goal and couldn't recover in a 6-0 league loss to Billings Skyview.
Julia Mader scored less than two minutes into Saturday’s match, and it set the tone for defending state champion Billings Skyview.
Alex Moore just tried focusing on putting one foot in front of the other.