Russell lost against Gallatin back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Russell Rustlers were outmatched by the Gallatin Raptors and fell 61-26. While losing is never fun, the Rustlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Raptors are ranked tenth).
Russell's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Gallatin, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Russell has already played their next game (against Great Falls), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Gallatin will challenge Bozeman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gallatin knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully Bozeman likes a good challenge.
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