Basketball Recap: Helena Skates Past Flathead with Ease

Bengals

Team Score

01/11/25 vs Flathead	77
12/14/24 vs Bozeman	72
01/02/25 vs Gallatin	59
12/20/24 @ Billings West	57
01/10/25 vs Glacier	46
12/21/24 @ Billings Senior	40

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Helena). They blew past the Flathead Braves/Bravettes 77-45 on Saturday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bengals with their most commanding win of the season.

When it comes to explaining why Flathead lost, don't look at Lyric Ersland. Despite the final result, he posted 17 points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Korbin Eaton, who put up six points.

The win made it two in a row for Helena and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Flathead, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.

When Helena and Flathead next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Helena will try to stop Sentinel's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Flathead will try to stop Lakeland's three-game winning streak when the meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.