The Battle Ground Tigers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their fifth straight loss. They lost to Mountain View at home by a decisive 53-39 margin. Battle Ground has struggled against Mountain View recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Battle Ground still got an impressive performance from Skylar Fridriksson, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds. Fridriksson continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Haily Navarro was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Even though they lost, Battle Ground were working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Mountain View found their leader in underclassman Mylee Thompson, who scored 16 points. Thompson has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadlyn Senderson, who scored ten points along with four steals.
Battle Ground's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Mountain View, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
Battle Ground won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Kelso at 7:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Kelso presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Battle Ground in Washington (Kelso is ranked 123rd, while Battle Ground is ranked 270th). As for Mountain View, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Prairie at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
