The crowd at Friday's league match between the Russell Rustlers (Great Falls, MT) and the visiting Butte Bulldogs (Butte, MT), saw Russell's softball squad nip Butte by a count of 7-2.

The Rustlers now sport a 2-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Capital for a AA Western match on Tuesday, April 5. Russell will face a Bruins squad coming off a 13-3 non-league win over Belgrade (Belgrade, MT). The Bruins record now stands at 1-2.

With the loss, Butte falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Great Falls (Great Falls, MT) to face the Bison in a non-league match on Saturday, April 2. The Bison enter the match with a record of 1-1. Great Falls lost 12-4 in their recent non-league match against Glacier (Kalispell, MT)