Billings West is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Gallatin is on a seven-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Billings West Golden Bears will host the Gallatin Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Billings West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Great Falls, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Billings West was ranked tenth). Billings West enjoyed a cozy 42-28 win over Great Falls on Friday.
CJ Johnson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 435 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 315.3 passing yards per game. Cohen Groener was Johnson's top target, picking up 146 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Gallatin got themselves on the board against Belgrade on Friday, but Belgrade never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Panthers 48-0 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Raptors, who have now won five matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Billings West's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Gallatin, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-0.
Billings West suffered a grim 27-6 defeat to Gallatin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Billings West, Quinn Clark (who picked up 75 receiving yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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