Football Game Preview: Russell Rustlers vs. Skyview Falcons + How To Watch

The Russell Rustlers will take on the Skyview Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Russell will be strutting in after a victory while Skyview will be coming in after a defeat.

Russell will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Bozeman, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Rustlers snuck past the Hawks with a 27-21 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rustlers.

Ben Cunningham

Receiving Yards (Career)

10/10/25 @ Bozeman	138
09/12/25 @ Belgrade	49
10/03/25 vs Billings Senior	48
09/26/25 @ Billings West	46
11/01/24 @ Helena	27

A big part of Russell's victory came down to the chemistry between Caleb Taylor and his top target Ben Cunningham. Taylor threw for 236 yards and one TD while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt while Cunningham picked up 138 receiving yards and one score. Those 138 receiving yards gave Cunningham a new career-high.

Russell didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Bozeman to a completion percentage of just 48.5%. The Rustlers weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 61.9%.

Meanwhile, Skyview was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Billings Senior, falling 28-7.

Russell now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Skyview, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.

Russell didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Skyview in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 15-9 win. Will the Rustlers repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.