The Billings Central Catholic Rams will take on the Columbia Falls Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Billings Central Catholic will be looking to extend their current 19-game winning streak.
Billings Central Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Hardin, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Billings Central Catholic was ranked first). Billings Central Catholic walked away with a 3-1 victory over Hardin on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Columbia Falls came up short against Bigfork on Friday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Vikings & Valkyries: they've now lost three in a row.
Columbia Falls was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-23, 25-17.
Despite the defeat, Columbia Falls saw an underclassman step up: freshman Ava Scholz had 12 digs.
Columbia Falls' loss dropped their record down to 15-15. As for Billings Central Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 26 of their last 27 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 33-1-8 record this season.
Everything went Billings Central Catholic's way against Columbia Falls in their previous meeting back in November of 2020, as Billings Central Catholic made off with a 3-0 win. Will Billings Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Columbia Falls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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