Basketball Recap: Pershing County Takes a Loss

If Pershing County was feeling good fresh off their 74-16 takedown of Coral Academy of Science - Reno last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pershing County Mustangs took a 54-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Battle Mountain Longhorns. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Longhorns recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Loss or not, Pershing County got some senior leadership from Tyrn Sam and Travis Donaldson. Sam went 5 for 9 on his way to 16 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals, while Donaldson almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sam has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Reitz, who posted eight points.

Battle Mountain got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Adan Nevarez out in front who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 17 rebounds. Those 17 boards gave Nevarez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Abraham Nevarez, who put up 11 points and four steals.

Pershing County now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Battle Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.

Pershing County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 79-49 defeat against West Wendover on the 14th. As for Battle Mountain, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 65-17 victory against Coral Academy of Science - Reno on the 14th.