The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Helena Bengals (Helena, MT) and the host Sentinel Spartans (Missoula, MT), observed Helena's basketball team edge Sentinel by a score of 64-58.

The Bengals (6-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Hellgate (Missoula, MT). The Knights come into the AA Western challenge with a 5-2 record. In their last challenge, Hellgate was tipped by Capital (Helena, MT), 47-42, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Capital Bruins (Helena, MT) in a AA Western challenge, on Thursday, January 16. Sentinel will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record. The Bruins come into the challenge with a 4-3 record after their 47-42 league win over Hellgate (Missoula, MT).