Third Quarter Mistakes Cost No. 11 Carroll at No. 5 Montana Tech

BUTTE, Mont. – Missed opportunities, costly mistakes, and a sputtering offense plagued the No. 11-ranked Carroll Football team on Saturday afternoon, as they fell 24-14 to No. 5 Montana Tech at Alumni Coliseum. Saturday’s Top-15 showdown in Butte was the only game between ranked teams in the NAIA this week, but a pair of game-changing plays in the third quarter would spell trouble for the Fighting Saints (1-1) and prove to be the difference in a loss to the rival Orediggers (2-0). Tech won the opening toss and elected to receive, stringing together a methodical opening drive. The Orediggers held…