Battle Mountain is 0-10 against Incline since October of 2018 but things could change on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:00 p.m.
Battle Mountain is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Coral Academy of Science - Reno.
While Battle Mountain had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 19-25, 25-21, 26-24.
Defeat or not, Battle Mountain got some senior leadership from Thalia Gonzalez and Lindsey Bleak. Gonzalez had four aces and two kills, while Bleak had nine digs and a kill. That's the most aces Gonzalez has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Incline made easy work of Silver Stage on Friday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Highlanders.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Incline took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-7, 25-9.
Battle Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Incline, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Battle Mountain suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Incline in their previous meeting back in August. Will Battle Mountain have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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