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| 10/31/25 - Home | 42-6 W |
| 09/06/19 - Neutral | 21-52 L |
| 09/23/16 - Away | 21-26 L |
| 09/25/15 - Neutral | 59-7 W |
With a playoff win on the line, Russell rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed past the Butte Bulldogs to the tune of 42-6. The Rustlers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Caleb Taylor had a dynamite game, throwing for 286 yards and four TDs while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt. That's the most passing yards he has posted since back in August. Donavin Scribner helped Taylor out on the ground, rushing for 38 yards and one touchdown, while also picking up 49 receiving yards.
Russell didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Butte to a completion percentage of just 37.9%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from four players: Carson Hollern, Damon Montano, Benjamin Halko, and Landon Bahmiller, who each logged one passes deflected. Russell has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.57 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.57 in their last three games.
Russell pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.7 points on average over those games. As for Butte, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Coming up, Russell will square off against Big Sky at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles' defense has only allowed 12.9 points per game this season, so the Rustlers' offense will have their work cut out for them. Butte does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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