Belgrade hasn't had much luck against Billings West recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Belgrade Panthers will host the Billings West Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Belgrade is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Thursday. They lost 35-13 to Bozeman.
Meanwhile, Billings West faced Gallatin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Billings West received a blow as they fell 39-21 to Gallatin. The Golden Bears' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Billings West's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Malachi Claunch, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown, and Elias Bonner, who picked up 99 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 107 rushing yards gave Claunch a new career-high. Cohen Groener also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 95 receiving yards.
Belgrade's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Billings West, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Belgrade was taken down by Billings West 49-17 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Belgrade, Drew Mcdowell (who threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes) 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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