The Bison secured a 38:32 victory over the Falcons on Sunday night in regular-season action. The visitors, who had won their previous two games, held off a determined Falcons side that came out swinging from the opening drive.
It was a different story for the hosts, who had dominated their last outing with a 34:0 shutout against the Duke. This time around, the defence gave away too many cheap fouls and the Falcons could not close out the game when it mattered.
The Bison arrived in town fourth on momentum, having beaten the Rams 38:0 just last week and the Geycooks 33:7 before that. They did not travel to make up the numbers — they came to win, and they did exactly that.
By then, the Falcons had looked comfortable in their previous match, but the old head settled them down only for so long. The Bison's offense kept finding gaps in the secondary and punished them from a corner when the game was on the line.
For the Falcons, this marks the end of what looked like a promising start. They had hit a wall against a visiting team that simply refused to yield. The scoreline tells one story, but the manner in which the Bison held firm in the closing stages tells another.
The result means the Bison extend their winning run to three straight games while the Falcons' unbeaten streak comes to an abrupt halt. One mistake ends it, and that is what happened here — a narrow margin decided by a pair of late plays neither side will forget.
