Sentinel is 8-2 against Big Sky since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sentinel Spartans will be staying on the road to face off against the Big Sky Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Sentinel will be strutting in after a victory while Big Sky will be coming in after a loss.
Sentinel will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 35-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Flathead on Friday. Sentinel had just enough and edged Flathead out 25-23.
Ryan Haidle had a dynamite game for Sentinel, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Haidle a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Big Sky's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They fell 21-14 to Butte. The Eagles have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Although Big Sky took the loss, they still got scores from Avery Omlid and Blake Williams.
Big Sky wouldn't let Butte keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Cormack Batt led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Cal Marceau is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
The win got Sentinel back to even at 2-2. As for Big Sky, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Sentinel strolled past Big Sky when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 35-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sentinel since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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