Helena won the last time they faced Butte, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Helena Bengals skirted past the Butte Bulldogs 13-10. That's two games straight that the Bengals have won by exactly three points.
Trygve Braun was his usual excellent self, rushing for 86 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 97 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Helena's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Dylan Mosness with two. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Despite the loss, Butte still got an impressive performance from Sam Sampson, who picked up 176 receiving yards and a touchdown. Sampson torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 99 yards.
The win got Helena back to even at 4-4. As for Butte, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Helena is on the road again on Friday to play Big Sky at 7:00 p.m. Big Sky's defense has only allowed 11.3 points per game this season, so Helena's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Butte, they will venture away from home to challenge Capital at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Capital knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Butte likes a good challenge.
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