The Billings Central Catholic Rams will take on the Sidney Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Billings Central Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Sidney likes a good challenge.
Billings Central Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Laurel, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Billings Central Catholic was ranked second). Billings Central Catholic put the hurt on Laurel with a sharp 31-7 win on Friday. Billings Central Catholic's victory was all the more impressive since the Locomotives were averaging only 14.25 points allowed on the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Billings Central Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Howie Martin, who rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 98 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Martin a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Ayden Salter, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Billings Central Catholic's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Blake Skillestad, Jack Debourg, and Debourg picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Sidney can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They came out on top against Hardin by a score of 27-20. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Billings Central Catholic pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Sidney, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Everything went Billings Central Catholic's way against Sidney when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Billings Central Catholic made off with a 27-6 win. Does Billings Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sidney turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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