The Sentinel Spartans will take on the Capital Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Sentinel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Gallatin, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Sentinel was ranked 23rd). Sentinel lost 35-13 to Gallatin on Friday.
Although Sentinel took the loss, they still got scores from Ryan Haidle and Sam Sirmon.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Capital's strategy against Skyview on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Capital blew Skyview out of the water with a 48-8 final score. The Bruins pushed the score to 41-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Falcons had no chance of recovering from.
Merek Mihelish had a dynamite game for Capital, throwing for 261 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Another player making a difference was Conor Toivonen, who picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sentinel's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Capital, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Sentinel came out on top in a nail-biter against Capital when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 17-14. Will Sentinel repeat their success, or does Capital have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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