Football Preview: Billings West Golden Bears vs. Skyview Falcons
Billings West has gone 9-1 against Skyview recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Billings West Golden Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Skyview Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Billings West will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
If Billings West beats Skyview with 23 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Billings West came out on top in a nail-biter against Billings Senior on Friday, sneaking past 23-21. That's two games straight that the Golden Bears have won by exactly two points.
Meanwhile, Skyview came into Thursday's match having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 28-16 win over Belgrade on Thursday. The Falcons' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Camble Bjornstad was his usual excellent self, rushing for 231 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 50 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 115.5 rushing yards per game. Paxton Fitch also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Skyview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Billings West's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Skyview, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Billings West against Skyview in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 39-0 victory. Does Billings West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Skyview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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