After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Glacier, the Hellgate Knights were happy to have found some success on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 67-49 victory over Flathead. Given Hellgate's advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while Flathead is ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Flathead's loss came despite strong showings from Gabe Sims and Lyric Ersland. Sims scored 13 points along with six rebounds, while Ersland scored eight points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sims has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Williams, who scored five points.
Hellgate's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Flathead, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-18.
Hellgate does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Flathead also has no future games currently scheduled.
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