The Helena Bengals are on the road again on Thursday to play the Butte Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Helena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season.
Helena will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 34) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Sentinel , sneaking past 20-17.
Helena's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mac Lundstrom led the charge by throwing for 244 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 33 yards. The dominant performance gave Lundstrom a new career-high in rushing yards. Jaxan Lieberg was Lundstrom's top target, picking up 109 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Helena's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Alex Swenson with two.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Butte). They breezed by Hellgate on the road to the tune of 55-20 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Helena's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Butte, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4.
Everything went Helena's way against Butte when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Helena made off with a 33-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Helena since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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