Volleyball Recap: Battle Mountain Falls Short of Incline in the Playoffs

By Team Reports Nov 4, 2024, 7:31pm

Volleyball Recap: Battle Mountain Longhorns vs. Incline Highlanders

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Battle Mountain can now relate to. They came up short against the Incline Highlanders on Friday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Longhorns of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.

The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-10, 25-12.

Addison Matheus paced Battle Mountain's offense, picking up five kills. Matheus got some help from Jazmin Johnson and her five assists. Finally, Matheus was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high two blocks.

Battle Mountain has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-17 record this season. As for Incline, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.

Battle Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Incline has already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Pershing County on the 2nd.

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