Billings West is 9-0 against Great Falls since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Billings West Golden Bears will take on the Great Falls Bison at 7:00 p.m. Billings West will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Billings West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Bozeman, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Billings West was ranked 11th). Billings West took down Bozeman 36-17 on Friday.
Billings West's success was spearheaded by the efforts of CJ Johnson, who threw for 404 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes, and Matt Ludwig, who gained 194 total yards and two touchdowns. Ludwig showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 62 yards. Cohen Groener was in the mix as well, providing Billings West with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 42 points the game before, Great Falls was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were beaten by Gallatin 51-10. The Bison haven't had much luck with the Raptors recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Billings West pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Great Falls, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
Billings West didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Great Falls in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Billings West since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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