Hellgate is on a six-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Butte a six-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Hellgate Knights will face off against the Butte Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Hellgate was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 7-2 to Big Sky. The game marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Butte came up short against Sentinel on Thursday and fell 38-31.
Butte might have lost, but man, Karson Pumnea was a machine: he rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. Butte is 2-1 when Pumnea posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. Colton Shea was another key player, throwing for 219 yards and a touchdown.
Hellgate's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Butte, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Hellgate was taken down by Butte 58-9 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Hellgate, Bo Demarais (who threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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