Nevada High School Basketball - Wells holds off Battle Mountain
January 2, 2023: Wells, NV 89835 Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Wells Leopards (Wells, NV) and the visiting Battle Mountain Longhorns (Battle Mountain, NV), saw Wells's basketball squad hold off Battle Mountain by a tally of 35-31.
With the victory, Wells improves its record to 6-5 on the campaign. The Leopards host Eureka (Eureka, NV) to confront the Vandals in a 1A Eastern challenge on Friday, January 6. The Vandals come into the challenge with a record of 7-1. Eureka won 55-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Mineral County (Hawthorne, NV)
Next up, the Longhorns confront the Silver Stage Nighthawks (Silver Springs, NV) in a 2A Northern challenge, on Friday, January 6. Battle Mountain will attempt to improve on its 5-4 season record.