Basketball Recap: Oasis Academy Comes Up Short

After flying high against enCompass Academy last Wednesday, Oasis Academy came back down to earth. The Oasis Academy Bighorns were outmatched by the Battle Mountain Longhorns and fell 75-38. The Bighorns haven't had much luck with the Longhorns recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

When it comes to explaining why Oasis Academy lost on Friday, don't look at Fenn Mackedon. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 20 on his way to 26 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Barrenchea, who posted eight points and six rebounds.

Battle Mountain got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Geovanni Ruvalcaba out in front who went 9 of 17 on his way to 25 points and six rebounds. Brodie Smith was another key player, going 6 of 9 on his way to 18 points and four steals.

Oasis Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Battle Mountain, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.

Oasis Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 78-40 loss against West Wendover on the 11th. As for Battle Mountain, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-37 win against Yerington on the 11th.