Up next for Sparks: Friday at Washington

When: 4 PDT.

Where: Verizon Center.

On the air: wnba.com.

Records: Sparks 19-9, Mystics 5-22

Record vs. Mystics: 1-0.

Update: After winning a season-high nine games in a row, the Sparks have lost three consecutive games, matching their worst losing streak of the season, which happened in June. The Sparks are in second place in the Western Conference, four games behind first-place Minnesota and only one game ahead of third-place San Antonio. Washington is in last place in the Eastern Conference and has lost six games in a row. The Sparks will play Washington in their fourth game of a five-game trip before finishing off the season with a four-game homestand. When the teams played in June, the Sparks won, 101-70. The Mystics are led by Crystal Langhorne, who is averaging 15.8 points and 6.7 rebounds.