Basketball Recap: Bonners Ferry Picks Up Second Consecutive Win

If Flathead Valley wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Bonners Ferry, they should've done a better job of containing Taren Bateman. The Bonners Ferry Badgers walked away with a 59-50 victory over the Flathead Valley Crusaders on Friday thanks in part to Bateman, who went 14 for 27 on her way to 31 points in addition to eight boards and six steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Bonners Ferry's points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Makenna Baisden, who posted five points and four steals. Those four steals gave her a new career-high.

The win made it two in a row for Bonners Ferry and bumps their season record up to 6-4.

Bonners Ferry and Lakeside will round out the year against one another at at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Flathead Valley, they will head out to challenge North Idaho Christian at 12:00 p.m. on December 28th.