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| 05/04/26 - Away | 15-5 W |
| 05/09/25 - Away | 9-0 W |
| 04/17/25 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 05/18/24 - Away | 12-2 W |
| 04/13/24 - Home | 12-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Sentinel is a perfect 10-0 against Hellgate since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Spartans will host the Knights at 5:00 p.m. Neither Sentinel nor Hellgate posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Sentinel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Butte, who was ranked 15th at the time (Sentinel was ranked third). The Spartans fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 4-2 on Thursday. The game marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Sentinel saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKenna Strab, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.
Meanwhile, Hellgate was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 21st straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Butte, falling 19-0.
Sentinel's defeat dropped their record down to 16-2. As for Hellgate, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Hellgate's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Sentinel has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11 hits per game. It's a different story for Hellgate, though, as they've been averaging 10.4 hits. Given Sentinel's sizable advantage in that area, the Knights will need to find a way to close that gap.
Sentinel got the 'W' in their previous matchup on Monday against Hellgate by a conclusive 15-5 score. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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