Basketball Recap: Billings West Skates Past Russell with Ease

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Previous Games

02/08/25 - Away	68-28 W
01/11/25 - Home	78-30 W
02/23/24 - Away	63-39 W
01/26/24 - Home	72-46 W
02/11/23 - Neutral	58-43 W
+ 5 more games

Billings West waltzed into their match on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Russell Rustlers, posting a 68-28 victory. Given the Golden Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Rustlers are ranked 124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Billings West's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Russell, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.

Looking ahead, Billings West will take on Gallatin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Billings West is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Gallatin a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Russell, they will square off against Belgrade at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Russell is facing Belgrade at the right time seeing as Belgrade is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.