Russell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a blow against the Billings West Golden Bears, falling 68-28. 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 124th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 22nd).
Russell's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Billings West, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-2.
Coming up, Russell will venture away from home to 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. As for Billings West, they will be playing at home against Gallatin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gallatin knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 matches -- so hopefully Billings West likes a good challenge.
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