Bengals
| 02/21/25 @ Flathead | 81 |
| 01/11/25 vs Flathead | 77 |
| 02/04/25 @ Great Falls | 73 |
| 01/30/25 @ Butte | 73 |
| 01/24/25 @ Capital | 73 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Helena). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Flathead Braves/Bravettes 81-51. Given the Bengals' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Braves/Bravettes are ranked 111th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Flathead's loss came despite strong showings from Lyric Ersland and Brodee Zahn. Ersland went 5-for-11 to rack up 11 points, while Zahn went 6-for-13 en route to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Smith, who posted five points and five rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Helena and bumps their season record up to 11-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points over those games. As for Flathead, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.
Helena has already played their next matchup (against Glacier), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Flathead, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-55 loss against Capital on the 22nd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
