The Belgrade Panthers basketball team (Belgrade, MT), was overwhelmed 60-10 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Russell Rustlers (Great Falls, MT)

The Rustlers now possess a 6-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Great Falls for a AA Eastern battle on Friday, February 9. Russell will battle a Bison team coming off a 28-25 non-league win over Billings Senior (Billings, MT). The Bison record now stands at 5-7.

The Panthers (1-12) will now prepare for their battle against Billings West (Billings, MT). The Golden Bears come into the AA Eastern battle with a 11-2 record. In their last battle, Billings West trounced Gallatin (Bozeman, MT), 53-36, in a non-league battle.