Helena is 8-2 against Butte since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Helena Bengals will be playing at home against the Butte Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m.
Helena is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Big Sky, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Helena was ranked 17th). Helena fell just short of Big Sky by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday. 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.
Meanwhile, Butte got the win against East Helena on Wednesday by a conclusive 13-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Butte.
Helena's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Butte, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-13 record this season.
Everything went Helena's way against Butte in their previous meeting back in April as Helena made off with an 8-1 win. Will Helena repeat their success, or does Butte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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