The Capital Bruins basketball squad (Helena, MT), was nudged 42-40 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Hellgate Knights (Missoula, MT)

With the victory, Hellgate advances its record to 6-1 on the year. The Knights travel to Helena (Helena, MT) to battle the Bengals in a AA Western challenge on Thursday, January 15. The Bengals come into the challenge with a record of 4-3. Helena lost 62-44 in their recent league challenge against Sentinel (Missoula, MT)

In their next game, the Bruins battle the Butte Bulldogs (Butte, MT) in a AA Western challenge, on Thursday, January 15. Capital will attempt to better on its 4-4 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 8-0 record after their 72-57 league win over Glacier (Kalispell, MT).