The Hills-Beaver Creek girls were unable to snap a nine-game losing streak Monday in Rock Rapids, Iowa.

Taking on Central Lyon in a border battle, H-BC appeared to be sharp early in the game.

The Patriots, however, lost control of the contest as the game progressed and came out on the losing end of a 67-31 decision.

“We came out focused in the first quarter. We handled their pressure, ran our sets and looked good doing those things,” said H-BC coach Jason Blosmo.

“We lost our focus in the second quarter. We started turning the ball over and giving them some easy baskets.”

H-BC fell behind 40-15 in the first half before coming up on the short end of a 27-16 scoring margin in the second half.

Meghan Leuthold netted 11 points and collected 10 rebounds for the Patriots, who received a five-assist effort from Katlyn Sandbulte.

Box score

P.Leuthold 0 0 2-4 2, J.Sandbulte 1 0 0-0 2, K.Sandbulte 1 1 0-0 5, Kroon 1 0 1-2 3, Van Wyhe 4 0 0-0 8, Westrum 1 0 0-0 2, Wingert 1 0 0-0 2, M.Leuthold 5 0 1-4 11.

Team statistics

H-BC 16 of 53 field goals (28 percent), four of 10 free throws (40 percent), 25 rebounds, 30 turnovers.