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MISSOULA -- Over the past four years, no team has given Montana migraines quite like Eastern Washington.

Three times in that span the Eagles have beaten the Griz football team. They’ve supplanted UM as the standard in the Big Sky Conference and on Saturday fifth-ranked Eastern will once again try to humble the 11th-ranked Grizzlies in a 1:07 p.m. showdown in Cheney, Washington.

No one is more excited for the matchup than the league-leading Montana defense and its fiery leader, Ty Gregorak. They’ll be on a quest for redemption after surrendering 42 points and 540 yards to the defending league champs in last year’s home loss.

“We’ve got to go play well on the road, that’s the thing,” said Gregorak, in his third season as defensive coordinator. “We’ve got to go play that inspiring, fun, hard-hitting type of football you saw on Saturday against Sacramento State.

“We’re preaching that. The guys know what’s in front of them in terms of our goals are still attainable. But we need to go play with that level of intensity.”

The Griz, 1-3 away from home, would like nothing more than to bring the Big Sky crown back to Missoula. Montana (6-3) and EWU (8-2) are two of six league teams that control their own destiny with one loss and three weekends left.