Helena's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over the Butte Bulldogs. The Bengals haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Faith Howard
| 05/06/25 vs Butte | 13 |
| 05/03/25 vs Flathead | 15 |
| 05/03/25 vs Glacier | 17 |
| 04/29/25 vs Russell | 13 |
| 04/26/25 vs Hellgate | 14 |
| + 10 more games |
Not much got past Faith Howard, who gave up just a hit and racked up 13 Ks to keep Butte off the board. Howard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 15 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Helena's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rylee Murgel, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Helena pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.2 runs on average over those games. As for Butte, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Helena is set to face off against their familiar foe Big Sky at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bengals 2.6, the Eagles 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Butte will square off against rival Capital at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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