Basketball Game Preview: Battle Mountain Huskies vs. Skyline Falcons

The Battle Mountain Huskies will venture away from home to face off against the Skyline Falcons at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Battle Mountain has five straight victories, Skyline has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Thursday, Battle Mountain beat Steamboat Springs 34-25.

Battle Mountain can attribute much of their success to Elle Glendining, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards, and Izzy Kovacik, who posted seven points in addition to ten rebounds and six assists. The dominant performance also gave Glendining a new career-high in blocks (six). Another player making a difference was Akeliah Hancock, who had six points.

Battle Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Skyline played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 47-17 loss at the hands of Longmont. The Falcons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-2.

Battle Mountain's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Skyline, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.