Big Sky hasn't had much luck against Helena recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Big Sky Eagles will welcome the Helena Bengals at 7:00 p.m. Big Sky's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Helena's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Big Sky's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Glacier offense got past them. Big Sky might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 35-7 to Glacier, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Big Sky wouldn't let Glacier keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Big Sky can thank Colter Jensen and Tanner Davis for forcing both of them. Jensen is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Helena entered their tilt with Butte on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bulldogs , sneaking past 13-10. The 13-point effort marked the Bengals' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Trygve Braun continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 86 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 97 receiving yards.
Helena's defense stepped up as well, laying out Colton Shea. five times. Dylan Mosness was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Big Sky's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Helena, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Big Sky came up short against Helena in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 16-10. Thankfully for Big Sky, Carter Kraft (who rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 167 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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