After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Pershing County, Battle Mountain was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Coral Academy of Science - Reno Falcons. For the Longhorns, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 loss the Falcons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
While Battle Mountain won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-17, 25-23.
Battle Mountain can attribute much of their success to Alissa Heinz, who had six digs, two kills, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Battle Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Battle Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-15 record this season. As for Coral Academy of Science - Reno, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-9.
Battle Mountain will venture away from home to square off against West Wendover at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Coral Academy of Science - Reno, they will host Incline at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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