Russell hasn't had much luck against Billings West recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Russell Rustlers will venture away from home to take on the Billings West Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Russell focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
Russell's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Big Sky on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 14-0 to the Eagles.
Russell's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Ben Halko, Jerik Doran, and Ian Dalgarno picked up one apiece. Hunter Lee was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defending two passes.
Meanwhile, Billings West faced Helena in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Billings West walked away with a 26-19 win over Helena. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Bears.
Russell's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Billings West, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Russell took a serious blow against Billings West in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 49-14. Thankfully for Russell, Drew Mcdowell (who threw for 339 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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