Russell is 2-8 against Billings Senior since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Russell Rustlers will face off against the Billings Senior Broncs at 5:00 p.m.
Russell is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Bozeman on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Russell had to suffer through a 41-7 loss at the hands of Bozeman.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Billings Senior). They took down Skyview 39-20 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Broncs.
A big part of Billings Senior's victory came down to the chemistry between Ryder Murdock and his top target Davyn Lehfeldt. Murdock threw for 382 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt while Lehfeldt picked up 131 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Lehfeldt got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 78 yards.
Billings Senior wouldn't let Skyview keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Billings Senior can thank Ryan Barnhart and Jaxon Dixon for forcing both of them. Dixon also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 121.
Russell now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Billings Senior, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4.
Russell ended up a good deal behind Billings Senior in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 34-15. Can Russell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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