The Bainbridge Spartans felt the bite of the Lakeside Lions Wednesday night as the girls varsity basketball team found themselves on the low end of a 66-45 home game.

Lakeside, a long-time force within the Metro Mountain, boasts a 13-1 overall season record after the island win and remains the first-place  team in the divisional standings.

With the loss at home, Bainbridge’s season record fell to 5-9, securing for them the sixth-place spot in the standings.

The visitors took the lead early and maintained a decided points advantage throughout the game, and led by seven, 26-19, at the end of the first half.

Spartan Head Coach Nicole Hebner said that the early quarters were the better for the BHS squad, as Lakeside managed a bit of a run later in the game.

“I thought we put a great effort forth,” Hebner said.

“That’s the fourth-best ranked team in our state,” she said of the Lions. “They’re very well-coached, they execute well and they’ve got some phenomenal athletes.”

Spartan senior Paige Brigham led the team in points, scoring 12 against Lakeside.

The two second-best points earners were sophomores. Both Kiera Havill and Taylor Tye each managed six points.

The lopsided loss will soon be a distant memory. With the season quickly drawing to a close, Hebner said that the important thing was to move forward and concentrate on the team’s remaining games.

The Spartans traveled to face off against Ballard Friday, Jan. 30.

The team’s final home game is slated for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4 against Ingraham High.

That game will also mark Senior Night and the final home game for the team’s three senior players: Brigham, Kayla Buchmeier and Sydney Gibbs.