Battle Ground has been on the road for six straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Skyview Storm at 6:55 p.m.
Battle Ground is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Camas on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Battle Ground had to suffer through a 63-7 loss at the hands of Camas. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Skyview). They blew past Union 42-0 on the road on Friday. Given the Storm's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Titans are ranked 104th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Skyview had a senior duo take command as Gavin Packer picked up 160 receiving yards and four touchdowns and James Poindexter threw for 258 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. Packer continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Levi Webb helped Poindexter out on the ground, rushing for 48 yards and two touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Skyview's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Sawyer Muehlbauer was the leader with two. He has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Battle Ground dropped their record down to 3-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Skyview, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Battle Ground took a serious blow against Skyview when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 49-10. Will Battle Ground have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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