The Battle Mountain Longhorns have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Incline Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Battle Mountain will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Friday, then bounced right back against North Tahoe on Thursday. Battle Mountain simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat North Tahoe 42-7 at home. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won three matches by 35 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Incline put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 61-0 win over West Wendover.
Incline's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tommy Williams, who rushed for 27 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 96 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes. Another back making a difference was Aidan Midgley, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Incline's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Jayden Abbate, Ryan Arnett, and Arnett picked up one apiece.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Incline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Battle Mountain now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Incline, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Battle Mountain came up short against Incline in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 21-16. Can Battle Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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