Billings Senior entered their contest against Billings West on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Billings Senior Broncs fell just short of the Billings West Golden Bears by a score of 23-21. The defeat continues a trend for the Broncs in their matchups with the Golden Bears: they've now lost seven in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Billings Senior lost, don't look at Ryder Murdock. Despite the final result, he rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Murdock really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
Billings Senior's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Murdock and Deagan Lehfeldt. The dominant performance gave Murdock a new career-high in rushing yards.
CJ Johnson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 231 yards and two touchdowns for Billings West. A healthy portion of that aerial production (87 yards to be exact) went to Elias Bonner.
Billings Senior's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Billings West, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Billings Senior will face off against Great Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Great Falls' defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Billings Senior's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Billings West, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Skyview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Billings West will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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