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The Montana State Bobcats overcame the weather and the Vikings as they extended their winning streak to six games. As Tony Castleberry writes in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the win wasn't pretty but they'll take it.

Montana State will now travel to Cheney to take on the Eagles Saturday night at 7:05 at Reese Court. The Eagles will look to shut down the Bobcats' inside-outside offense with center Matt Towsley down low and guards Jason Erickson and Nick Dissly on the perimeter. Erickson is the senior and anchor of the team, averaging a team-high 15.5 points per game.

The Eagles will have to bring more emotion than they did Thursday night against Montana because road wins are tough to come by in the Big Sky and especially for Eastern. The Eagles are 1-9 on the road and if they start off 0-2 at home, they could be in for a long season.