Girls basketball: Prairie 62, Battle Ground 53

A strong first half carried visiting Prairie to a win over rival Battle Ground on Friday.

Emily Peters scored 12 of her 19 points in the first quarter, when the Falcons (3-1) outscored the Tigers 21-10.

Battle Ground (0-3) rallied to get as close as four points in the third quarter. The Tigers outscored the Falcons 20-12 during the third period, when Jossilyn Blackman scored seven of her 19 points. Alena Jarvis hit two 3-pointers in the period and Emily Griffith also had six in the third quarter.

Prairie had five players contribute to a balanced attack, four of them reaching double figures with Natalie Whitesal and Jozie Tangeman contributing 11 points and Cherita Daugherty scoring 10.

PRAIRIE 62, BATTLE GROUND 53

PRAIRIE (3-1) — Lindsay Asplund 0, Jamie Phares 9, Emily Peters 19, Cherita Daugherty 10, Natalie Whitesel 11, Grace Prom 2, Jozie Tangeman 11, Deja Gobert 0, Brandi Swingle. Totals 21 (6) 14-18 62.

BATTLE GROUND (0-3) — Kayla Cruz 0, Emily Griffith 8, Alena Jarvis 11, Kylie Smith 12, Jossilyn Blackman 19, Morgan Stradley 0, Grace Russell 0, Madison Reeves 0, Marlene Gillette 3, Zoey Mosby 0. Totals 22 (4) 5-8 53.

Prairie 21 16 12 13—62

Battle Ground 10 13 20 10—53

JV — Prairie won. C — Prairie won.