It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Laurel can now relate to. They took a 31-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Billings Central Catholic Rams on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Locomotives of the 31-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Despite the loss, Laurel still got an impressive performance from Curtis Fox, who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Fox showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 68 yards.
Howie Martin was his usual excellent self, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 118 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes for Billings Central Catholic. The dominant performance gave Martin a new career-high in rushing yards.
The loss snapped Laurel's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-3 record. As for Billings Central Catholic, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
As of now, neither Laurel nor Billings Central Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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