Football Preview: Laurel Locomotives vs. Billings Central Catholic Rams
The Laurel Locomotives will challenge the Billings Central Catholic Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Laurel comes in on four and Billings Central Catholic on 11.
Laurel is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They beat Havre by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 35-28.
Curtis Fox and Krew Hunter were among the main playmakers for Laurel as the former gained 227 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown. What's more, Fox also racked up 173 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September of 2023.
Laurel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Billings Central Catholic faced Fergus in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Billings Central Catholic was the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over Fergus. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Howie Martin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown. Another big playmaker for Billings Central Catholic was William Snell, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Billings Central Catholic's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.3 points. As for Laurel, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Laurel has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 187 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Billings Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 231.9. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Laurel suffered a grim 31-7 defeat to Billings Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in September. Can Laurel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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