Football Preview: Billings West Golden Bears vs. Big Sky Eagles
The Billings West Golden Bears will face off against the Big Sky Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Two weeks ago, everything went Billings West's way against Belgrade as Billings West made off with a 34-14 win. Considering the Golden Bears have won three matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Malachi Claunch went supernova for Billings West, picking up 113 receiving yards, while also rushing for 73 yards on only seven carries. Claunch's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Big Sky rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Broncs 34-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
The critical scores for Big Sky came from Brady Williams, Avery Omlid, Titus Newman, Tanner Davis, and Eli Kasberg.
Big Sky was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 131.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 160.8.
Big Sky wouldn't let Billings Senior keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Big Sky can thank Blake Williams and Colter Jensen for forcing both of them. Jensen is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Billings West pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Big Sky, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Billings West strolled past Big Sky in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Billings West since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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