Basketball Game Preview: Russell Broncos vs. Trego Golden Eagles

The Russell Broncos will head out to square off against the Trego Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Russell has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Russell is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since February 15, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Thomas More Prep-Marian by a score of 67-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (59), the Broncos still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Trego). They snuck past Hoxie with a 59-55 win on Tuesday.

The victory got Trego back to even at 8-8. As for Russell, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.

Everything came up roses for Russell against Trego when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 64-34 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Russell since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.