Lights, Saints set for final showdown

The date was Oct. 18, 2006. The scoreboard read, Lights 10, Saints 3. That was the first and last time the Montana State University-Northern football team beat the Carroll College Fighting Saints in the modern era of Lights' football.

As far as the 2011 season goes, the Lights get one last chance at ending that streak Saturday when they host the No. 2 Saints at 12 p.m. inside Blue Pony Stadium.

The Northern/Carroll rivalry has really blossomed since that fateful day in October of 2006, but the Saints have again made it somewhat one-sided. Since that loss to the Lights, Carroll has beaten MSU-N...