Basketball Recap: Hellgate Continues Home Dominance on Friday

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hellgate). They took down the Russell Rustlers 63-45 on Friday. With that victory, the Knights brought their scoring average up to 52 points per game.

Hellgate had a senior duo take command as Easton Sant posted 15 points along with seven assists and five boards and Chance McNulty had 16 points. Sant is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Zane Gillhouse was another key player, putting up six points.

Hellgate smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.

Knights

Previous 6 Games (Home)

01/03/25 vs Russell	63-45
02/22/24 vs Flathead	67-49
02/15/24 vs Sentinel	65-38
02/10/24 vs Capital	54-51
02/02/24 vs Butte	74-42
01/25/24 vs Glacier	60-39

Hellgate pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for Russell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hellgate will welcome Butte at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Russell, they will host Billings Senior at 7:00 p.m. on January 10th.