The Billings Central Catholic Rams will take on the Sidney Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Billings Central Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Sidney likes a good challenge.
Billings Central Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Laurel, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Billings Central Catholic was ranked second). Billings Central Catholic was the clear victor by a 31-7 margin over Laurel on Friday. Billings Central Catholic's victory was all the more impressive since the Locomotives were averaging only 14.25 points allowed on the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Billings Central Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Howie Martin, who rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 98 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Martin a new career-high in rushing yards. Ayden Salter got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Billings Central Catholic's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Blake Skillestad, Jack Debourg, and Debourg picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Sidney came into Friday's game having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Hardin by a score of 27-20 last Friday. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Billings Central Catholic pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Sidney, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Billings Central Catholic took their win against Sidney in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 27-6. Does Billings Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sidney turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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