Russell is 10-0 against Bozeman since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Russell Rustlers will look to defend their home field against the Bozeman Hawks at 3:00 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Russell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Belgrade, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Russell was ranked 19th). Russell might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-3 to Belgrade, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Russell saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kieva Mapes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Bozeman lost 19-3 to Skyview on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that Bozeman has lost by exactly 16 runs.
Russell's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Bozeman, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Everything went Russell's way against Bozeman in their previous matchup back in April as Russell made off with an 18-6 win. Does Russell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bozeman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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