Helena and Sentinel are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Helena Bengals will be playing at home against the Sentinel Spartans at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Helena is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Big Sky, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Helena was ranked 16th). Helena fell just short of Big Sky by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday. Helena has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kamryn Klemp made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Ashley Koenig was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Helena was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Big Sky only hit a.
Sentinel lost 17-4 to Capital on Tuesday.
Sentinel saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Wright, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Helena's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Sentinel, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Helena hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Sentinel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Helena couldn't quite finish off Sentinel in their previous matchup back in April and fell 9-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sentinel's Piper Whitman, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Helena knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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