Both teams struggle to hit shots; Brittany Gray leads all scorers with 23 points.

SEATTLE – The Bainbridge girls basketball team stayed alive to fight another day, defeating Nathan Hale 49-40 in a 3A Sea-King District 2 loser-out game Thursday at Ingraham High School.

The Spartans, now playing with a four guard lineup with the loss of center Megan Burris, slowly got out to a 13-10 lead after the first quarter and were able to work their way to a 27-19 lead at halftime.

Brittany Gray led the way with eight points in the second quarter, all of them inside.

But Hale went on a 11-3 run in the third quarter as Bainbridge went ice cold.

Lindsay Bratonia scored four points to open the fourth and keep the Spartans up for good.

Bainbridge plays next Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. at Ingraham against an opponent to be determined.