Football Game Preview: Battle Ground Tigers vs. Bothell Cougars + How To Watch

The Battle Ground Tigers will face off against the Bothell Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Battle Ground will bounce into Friday's game after beating Union, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Tigers blew past the Titans 38-14 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.

Ethan Adams

Passing Touchdowns

10/31/25 vs Union	3
09/19/25 vs Prairie	3
09/12/25 vs Mountain View	3
10/10/25 vs WF West	2
09/06/25 vs Eisenhower	2
+ 2 more games

Ethan Adams was his usual excellent self, throwing for 241 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 31 yards. He is becoming a predictor of Battle Ground's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of Adams' aerial production (87 yards to be exact) went to Broderick Heerlein, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

Bothell hadn't beaten Eastlake on the road since September 30, 2016 but that history sure didn't bother them two weeks ago. The Cougars came out on top against the Wolves by a score of 30-21. 30 seems to be a good number for the Cougars as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.

Bothell found their leader in sophomore Mylez Welch, who rushed for 212 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 44 receiving yards. Those 212 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Welch.

Battle Ground now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Bothell, their record is now 6-2.