In Thursday's league contest, the host Butte Bulldogs basketball team scored a good 51-37 win over the Hellgate Knights.

The Bulldogs (4-2) will now prepare for their contest against Sentinel (Missoula, MT). The Spartans come into the AA Western contest with a 2-3 record. In their last contest, Sentinel was topped by Big Sky (Missoula, MT), 41-17, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Knights battle the Big Sky Eagles (Missoula, MT) in a AA Western contest, on Saturday, January 11. Hellgate will attempt to better on its 1-3 season record. The Eagles come into the contest with a 3-2 record after their 41-17 league win over Sentinel (Missoula, MT).