The Washington Mystics have been checking off some recent accomplishments, but there will be a bigger task ahead Thursday night.
The Mystics will take on the host Las Vegas Aces, who are riding a season-best five-game winning streak.
The Aces (11-6) also will aim for a second victory against the Mystics in a three-game stretch after they earned an 88-77 victory Saturday in Washington, D.C. All of the victories in Las Vegas’ winning streak have been by at least 11 points.
The Aces’ 88-69 romp past the visiting Indiana Fever on Tuesday included a season-high 34 points from Kelsey Plum.
The Mystics (5-15) will be making their second stop on a four-game road stretch. Washington beat the Los Angeles Sparks 82-80 on Tuesday with a big fourth-quarter comeback.
Since opening the season with 12 consecutive losses, the Mystics have won five of their last eight games.
Washington had five different leading scorers across its last six games, with Shatori Walker-Kimbrough topping the team’s scoring list for the first time this season with 17 points at Los Angeles.
Stefanie Dolson, who’s the team’s only repeat player with that distinction during the past six games, scored a season-high 23 points in last weekend’s meeting with Las Vegas.
Wilson had a season-low 11 points in Saturday’s game in Washington but bounced back with 28 points on Tuesday.
Aces guard Chelsea Gray has played five games this season after returning from a foot injury and has eased her way back with averages of 7.8 points and 21.2 minutes.
The Aces had their best game defensively by holding Indiana under 70 points.
