Battle Ground used solid defense to post its first 4A Greater St. Helens League win.
The Tigers forced 28 turnovers from Heritage, compared to 12 by Battle Ground. The Timberwolves only made five field goals.
“We played as a team tonight,” Battle Ground coach Lisa May said. “Our defense was good.”
Kylie Smith paced the Tigers with 14 points and Grace Russell added 10. No Heritage player had more than five as the Timberwolves’ leading scorer, Amy Gould, was out with an illness.
BATTLE GROUND 52, HERITAGE 20
HERITAGE — Deja Gomez 2, Cassidy Morris 3, Jasmin Tuttle 0, Brittaney Carroll 0, Vanessa Brown 2, Torina Roush 3, Kassidy Williams 3, Anna Rosenbaum 2, Lisi Thomas 5, Gio Smith 0. Totals 5 (1) 9-16 20.
BATTLE GROUND — Grace Russell 10, Kayla Cruz 2, Brianna Adams 8, Madison Reeves 5, Morgan Stradley 8, Kylie Smith 14, Kelly Poteet 3, Zoe Mosby 0, Anneke Kincaid 2. Totals 18 (6) 8-12 52.
Heritage 5 7 5 3–20
B.Ground 14 16 8 14–52
JV — Battle Ground 29-22. C — Battle Ground 36-12.
