
Longhorns
01/24/25 @ Oasis Academy | 76-56 |
01/18/25 vs Coral Academy of Science - Reno | 58-25 |
01/17/25 vs Pershing County | 63-53 |
01/11/25 vs Yerington | 52-37 |
01/10/25 vs Oasis Academy | 75-38 |
+ 2 more games |
Battle Mountain entered their tilt with Oasis Academy on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Everything went their way against the Oasis Academy Bighorns as they made off with a 76-56 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 75-38 two weeks ago.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Battle Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Geovanni Ruvalcaba, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine assists. Zayne Hall was another key player, going 8 for 13 en route to 19 points.
Battle Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 11 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.7.
When it comes to explaining why Oasis Academy lost, don't look at Fenn Mackedon. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 33.9% of Oasis Academy's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Snow, who had eight points and nine boards.
Battle Mountain's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-5. As for Oasis Academy, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-11.
Battle Mountain didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-49 victory against Yerington on the 25th. Oasis Academy has also already played their next game, a 69-37 defeat against West Wendover on the 25th.
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