The Helena High Bengals varsity softball team defeated the Hellgate Knights of Missoula 12-2 in an away conference game Tuesday, a decisive margin that puts Helena in strong shape in the conference standings. The Knights were held to two runs in what amounted to a lopsided result for the visiting Bengals.

Helena High has been a consistent presence in Class AA softball, and a 10-run win over a Missoula conference opponent is the kind of result that draws attention heading into the back half of the regular season. Individual stat lines and pitching details were not immediately available, but the score tells most of the story.

The Bengals will return home to continue their conference schedule, with postseason positioning coming into sharper focus over the coming weeks.