Belgrade hasn't had much luck against Russell recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Belgrade Panthers will host the Russell Rustlers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Belgrade is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 28-16 to Skyview on Thursday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Russell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against Gallatin, falling 42-6. While losing is never fun, the Rustlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Raptors are ranked fifth).
Even if they lost, Russell's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Dalton Heggem was the leader with two.
Belgrade's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Russell, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Belgrade was taken down by Russell 50-9 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Russell's Keegan Fuller, who rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Now that Belgrade knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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