It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Billings Central Catholic had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over the Fergus Golden Eagles. The Rams' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Howie Martin was his usual excellent self, rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown. Those 35 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another big playmaker for Billings Central Catholic was William Snell, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Billings Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 213.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 233.
Billings Central Catholic pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.1 points per game. As for Fergus, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-3.
Billings Central Catholic will square off against Laurel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Laurel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.8 points per game this season. Fergus does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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