If Battle was riding high fresh off their 59-37 takedown of Capital City last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Battle Spartans took a hard 66-47 fall against the Tipton Cardinals on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Cardinals are ranked sixth).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tipton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ava Schlotzhauer, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 boards. Schlotzhauer is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last 32 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Clara Williams, who went 8 of 14 en route to 19 points and six rebounds.
Battle's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Tipton, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Battle wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 71-48 victory against Jefferson City on the 29th. As for Tipton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 64-37 win against Helias on the 29th.
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