Capital entered their contest against Helena on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Capital Bruins came up short against the Helena Bengals, falling 73-50. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Bengals are ranked seventh).
Capital's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4. As for Helena, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Capital will square off against Big Sky at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Helena, they will head out on the road to challenge Butte at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Helena knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Butte likes a good challenge.
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