Sentinel has gone 8-2 against Big Sky recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Sentinel Spartans' road trip will continue as they head out to face 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 defeat.
Sentinel will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 35-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Flathead on Friday. Sentinel narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Flathead 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.
Sentinel's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jaxon Allery and Carter Taylor.
Meanwhile, Big Sky's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They fell 21-14 to Butte. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost seven in a row.
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 victory 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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