Angel Reese and the Chicago Skys slump continued on Friday night with the teams third straight loss and seventh of the season, this time against the Atlanta Dream.Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca said earlier this week that the team would need to see more production out of the former LSU star, but Reese struggled to turn things around in the 88-70 loss that sawthe Dreams Rhyne Howard drop a season-high of 36 points and a career-high nine three-pointers."Weve got to do a better job of stopping the bleeding as its going," head coach Tyler Marsh told reporters after the game.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I think we did about as good a job as you could do defensively in that first half and for parts of that third quarter and executed our defensive game plan. But weve got to continue to put together a full 40-minute game."Reese went 0-for-2 in the first quarter but recorded five rebounds and two assists. She followed that in the second with eight points and went 3-for-4. Butthe Skys attempt at turning things around faltered in the third as Atlanta pulled away. She finished the game with 12 points and nine rebounds.Statistically, Reese has struggled this season, compared to last years All-Star-worthy performance.ANGEL REESE'S TEAMMATE DEMANDS 'RESPECT' FOR EMOTIONAL STAR IN RESPONSE TO ONLINE SCRUTINYHer field goal percentage has dropped, she is averaging 10.3 points a game compared to last seasons 13.6, and her average turnover per game is up 3.8 compared to her rookie average of 3.5."Shes had some great games, and shes had some games like everybody else that havent been her best," Pagliocca told theChicago Sun-TImes this week. "But shes our best chance at versatility on this roster. We need more production out of her, but we need her to help us in other ways, too.A new head coach and revamped roster have put the Skys growing pains on full display."Its a long season and theres a lot of games left, but this is unexpected, and Ive been very disappointed," Pagliocca added. "We had pretty big, significant expectations for this season. Thats why I made the moves I made."The Sky sit at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with a 2-7 record. They'll look to turn things around when they travel to Connecticut to playthe Sun on Sunday.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.