Butte is 2-8 against Helena since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Butte Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Helena Bengals at 12:00 p.m. Helena took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Butte, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, Butte made easy work of East Helena and carried off a 13-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Butte.
Meanwhile, Helena faced Big Sky in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Helena fell just short of Big Sky by a score of 7-6. Helena has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kamryn Klemp made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Ashley Koenig, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Helena was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Big Sky only hit a.
Butte has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-13 record this season. As for Helena, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Butte suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Helena when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Helena's Faith Howard, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Now that Butte knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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