The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Big Sky Eagles (Missoula, MT) and the visiting Helena Bengals (Helena, MT), observed Big Sky's basketball team overcome Helena by a margin of 51-43.

The Eagles (10-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Butte (Butte, MT). The Bulldogs come into the AA Western challenge with a 11-5 record. In their last challenge, Butte defeated Flathead (Kalispell, MT), 41-24, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bengals battle the Flathead Braves/Bravettes (Kalispell, MT) in a AA Western challenge, on Friday, February 21. Helena will attempt to better on its 9-6 season record. The Braves/Bravettes come into the challenge with a 2-13 record after their 41-24 league loss to Butte (Butte, MT).