BILLINGS − Gallatin's boys soccer team opened Thursday's doubleheader with Eastern AA foe Billings West with a 2-0 victory at Amend Park.
The Golden Bears' girls soccer team returned the favor in the nightcap, with a first-half goal and sound defense leading to a 1-0 win against the Raptors.
Here's how both matches went down:
Bozeman Gallatin 2, Billings West 0 (boys)
Gallatin fired four shots within the first five-plus minutes of the match, but the Raptors didn't score their first goal until about 17 minutes later.
A corner kick from Walter Rivera found its way to the middle of the box. After a fight for the ball, Gallatin's Elijah Bahnson lined in past a dive attempt from Billings West goalie Ben McCall into the left side of the net for a 1-0 lead.
Gallatin's second goal came withi