MANKATO &045;&160;Albert Lea had a long scoring drought in the second half of its Friday night game at Mankato West that cost it a chance to win.

The Tigers lost the game, 61-46.

In the first half, the Tigers were able to go toe-to-toe with Mankato West. At the end of the opening half AL only trailed by a single point.

Mankato West was able to shut down AL’s defense and offense for a span of about six minutes in the second half. Those six minutes would be the difference in the game.

One bright spot for the Tigers was the play of Levi Peterson. Although he only scored two points for the Tigers the junior played very good defense.

Mike Polis led the Tigers in scoring with 16 points. A.J. Kortz put up 15 points in the loss.

AL continued to play without injured senior Parker Skophammer.

The boys are currently 5-7 in conference play. They will tip-off against conference opponent Winona on Tuesday night.