Softball Game Preview: Sentinel Spartans vs. Helena Bengals

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Previous Games

05/16/24 - Away	2-4 L
04/08/24 - Home	9-7 W
05/27/23 - Home	2-11 L
05/18/23 - Home	9-5 W
04/08/23 - Away	6-10 L
+ 5 more games

Sentinel and Helena are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. Sentinel is headed away from home for the first time to challenge Helena at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.

Sentinel made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Capital, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Sentinel's pitchers stepped up to hand Capital a 15-0 shutout on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Helena had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over Hellgate on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Bengals in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won nine in a row.

The win got Sentinel back to even at 2-2. As for Helena, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.

Sentinel couldn't quite finish off Helena in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can Sentinel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.