Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Helena Bengals (Helena, MT) and the visiting Sentinel Spartans (Missoula, MT), saw Helena's basketball squad hold off Sentinel by a tally of 55-53.

With the victory, Helena improves its record to 7-2 on the campaign. The Bengals travel to Big Sky (Missoula, MT) to play the Eagles in a AA Western challenge on Tuesday, January 31. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 5-6. Big Sky lost 50-45 in their recent league challenge against Flathead (Kalispell, MT)