The Incline Highlanders are taking a road trip to challenge the Battle Mountain Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Incline's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 61-0 victory over West Wendover. The win was just business as usual for the Highlanders, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
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. Aidan Midgley was another key rusher, rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Incline's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Alex Finne was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
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.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past North Tahoe 42-7 at home. The Longhorns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 35 points or more this season.
Incline's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Battle Mountain, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Incline didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Battle Mountain in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 21-16 victory. Does Incline have another victory up their sleeve, or will Battle Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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