The Mountain Home Tigers will take on the Butte County Pirates at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Home will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Mountain Home beat Kimberly 54-48. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 28th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mountain Home to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lexi Longhurst, who scored 18 points plus seven rebounds and seven steals. The dominant performance also gave Longhurst a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five). Juli Donez was another key player, earning 16 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Mountain Home smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Butte County put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down North Fremont 49-31. The match marked the Pirates' most dominant win of the season so far.
Butte County pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.4 points per game. As for Mountain Home, their record now sits at 5-0.
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