Football Recap: Sentinel Spartans vs. Butte Bulldogs
There's no place like home for Sentinel, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 38-31 win over the Butte Bulldogs on Thursday. The Spartans' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Sentinel had a senior duo take command as Jace Koshatka threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes and Carter Taylor gained 172 total yards and three touchdowns. Those four passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Koshatka. 97 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jaxon Allery, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sentinel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Butte still got an impressive performance from Karson Pumnea, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. Pumnea is becoming a predictor of Butte's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Colton Shea was another key player, throwing for 219 yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Sentinel back to even at 3-3. As for Butte, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
Sentinel will square off against Helena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Butte, they are taking a road trip to challenge Hellgate at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Butte is facing Hellgate at the right time seeing as Hellgate is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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