Heading into the uncharted waters of a new classification, no one really knew what to expect this fall.

Heading into the program’s inaugural season in Class AA, Carl Bridwell really wasn’t sure what to expect.

Bozeman broke its huddle and players screamed as reserves headed to the sideline. Starters took the field and clapped. The Hawks embraced the weather they were about to play in.

BOZEMAN — Over the past three years no team has protected its home pitch quite like Bozeman. The Hawks have thwarted every attempt by visiting opponents, and capped another perfect home slate Thursday against Belgrade.

Belgrade snapped a scoreless streak that lasted more than 190 minutes and stretched over the span of four matches Tuesday in Great Falls.

With just two matches remaining in the regular season, Carl Bridwell feels like his team is heading in the right direction. But Belgrade’s first-year coach was not satisfied with Saturday’s result.

A victory would have been ideal, but Carl Bridwell felt good about Friday afternoon’s draw.

Having held defending state champion Billings Skyview scoreless for more than 60 minutes a week ago, Carl Bridwell opted to stick with the same alignment. But the three-back system failed yield the same result Saturday afternoon.