The Gallatin Raptors will head out on the road to challenge the Hellgate Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Gallatin was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 56-50 to Billings Senior. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Raptors came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Broncs are ranked 76th).
Meanwhile, Hellgate didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Capital on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 39-35 win. The 39-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Hellgate has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points over those games. As for Gallatin, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
Gallatin came up short against Hellgate when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 63-57. Can Gallatin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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