If Helena was feeling good fresh off their 45-6 takedown of Hellgate last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Helena Bengals took a 40-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Glacier Wolfpack on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Wolfpack are ranked fourth).
Several Bengals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Trygve Braun, who rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Braun a new career-high in rushing yards. Jaxan Lieberg was in the mix as well, providing Helena with two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Helena was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Helena wouldn't let Glacier keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Helena can thank Brady Swenson and Riley Schulte for forcing both of them.
Glacier got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Bridger Smith out in front who picked up 155 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Smith also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending a pass. Jackson Presley was another key player, throwing for 284 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt.
Helena's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Glacier, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Helena will be playing in front of their home fans against Capital at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Capital's defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so Helena's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Glacier, they will take on Hellgate at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Glacier is facing Hellgate at the right time seeing as Hellgate is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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