The Helena Bengals (Helena, MT) basketball edged the host Billings Senior Broncs (Billings, MT), 40-36 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Bengals now possess a 3-0 record. They play next when they host Gallatin for a non-league bout on Thursday, January 2. Helena will play a Raptors team coming off a 64-51 non-league win over Flathead (Kalispell, MT). The Raptors record now stands at 3-0.

With the loss, Billings Senior falls to 2-2 on the campaign. The Broncs host Billings West (Billings, MT) to play the Golden Bears in a AA Eastern bout on Saturday, January 4. The Golden Bears go into the bout with a record of 1-2. Billings West won 59-48 in their recent non-league bout against Capital (Helena, MT)