Basketball Recap: Helena Falls Short Against Ranked Hellgate

On Thursday, Helena faced Hellgate in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Helena Bengals were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 67-66 to the Hellgate Knights. The Bengals have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.

Leading Hellgate to victory were Zane Gillhouse and Easton Sant. Gillhouse went 6-for-10 on his way to 21 points, while Sant posted 17 points and seven assists. Those 21 points gave Gillhouse a new career-high. Evan Pyron was another key player, putting up nine points and six rebounds.

Helena's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Hellgate, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4.

Helena has already played their next match (against Sentinel), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Hellgate, they have already played their next contest, a 39-35 victory against Capital on the 15th.