The Helena Bengals will challenge the Sentinel Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Helena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.3 points per game this season.
Helena is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Flathead 47-13 on the road on Friday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-7.
A big part of Helena's win came down to the chemistry between Mac Lundstrom and his top target Jaxan Lieberg. Lundstrom threw for 313 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per attempt while Lieberg picked up 152 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Lieberg showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 65 yards. Another player making a difference was Trygve Braun, who picked up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Helena's defense made their presence known, laying out Eli Coopman. three times. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Alex Swenson.
Meanwhile, 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 victory over Butte on Thursday. The matchup marked the Spartans' most dominant win of the season.
Helena's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Sentinel, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Helena strolled past Sentinel when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-14. Will Helena repeat their success, or does Sentinel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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