Butte had lost four straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 6-12 to make it five. They fell 4-0 to the Helena Bengals. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Bulldogs' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
As for Helena, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games.
For Helena's part, the result came thanks to Faith Howard's shutout, as she gave up just a hit and racked up 13 Ks. Howard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 15 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Helena's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rylee Murgel, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Coming up, Butte will be playing at home against Capital at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bruins have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.71 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Helena, they will head out on the road to take on Big Sky at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bengals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 9.9 runs per game this season.
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