The Okotoks Bisons and High River Flyers faced off Friday night in the first round of the Battle of the Foothills.

The Bisons defeated the Flyers 8-3, putting their first win on the board.

The Flyers opened the scoring in the first period when the Bisons answered back making the score 4-1 going into the second period.

The Flyers score their second goal four minutes into the second period, which led quite a rough 20 minutes of play and quite a few penalties.

At the end of the day, it was the Bisons who came out on top, leaving the Flyers still looking for their first win.

The Bisons have the next week off, while the Flyers host the Medicine Hat Cubs Saturday night.

Puck drop is 7:00 pm at the Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex.

The Strathmore Wheatland Kings host the Cochrane Generals Saturday night, heading into that game with a 1-0 record.

The Wheatland Kings and Generals will face off at 8:00 pm in Strathmore.

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