Basketball Recap: Battle Extends Road Winning Streak to Nine

Battle had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They took down the Smith-Cotton Tigers 59-44. That's more bragging rights for the Spartans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Spartans

Previous Games (Away)

02/04/25 @ Smith-Cotton	59-44
01/31/25 @ Capital City	49-36
01/25/25 @ Notre Dame	69-43
12/19/24 @ Lafayette	39-36
02/21/24 @ Vashon	63-60
+ 4 more games

Battle's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-9. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Smith-Cotton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-6 record this season.

Battle has already played their next matchup (against Camdenton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Smith-Cotton will square off against California at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. California will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Smith-Cotton surely won't give up without a fight.