It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Laurel had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They beat the Havre Blue Ponies by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 35-28. For the Locomotives, this counts as revenge for the 27-20 win the Blue Ponies walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October.
Laurel was led to victory by Curtis Fox and Krew Hunter. Fox gained 227 total yards and three touchdowns, while Hunter rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown. Fox is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played.
Laurel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Laurel is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.3 points per game. As for Havre, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4.
Laurel will square off against Billings Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Billings Central Catholic sitting on 11 straight victories and Laurel on four. Havre does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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