Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Butte Bulldogs (Butte, MT) and the visiting Helena Bengals (Helena, MT), saw Butte's basketball squad overcome Helena by a tally of 61-48.

With the victory, Butte improves its record to 8-9 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Capital (Helena, MT) to confront the Bruins in a AA Western challenge on Saturday, February 24. The Bruins come into the challenge with a record of 8-8. Capital won 52-51 in their recent league challenge against Big Sky (Missoula, MT)