It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Oasis Academy can now relate to. They received a blow on Thursday as they fell 47-33 to the Battle Mountain Longhorns. The Bighorns haven't had much luck with the Longhorns recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Battle Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Paitynn Johns, who went 8-for-20 to rack up 20 points along with seven boards and four steals. Yadira Vazquez was another key player, putting up eight points and eight rebounds.
Oasis Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Battle Mountain, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-5.
Oasis Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Battle Mountain, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against North Tahoe at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Battle Mountain's defense has only allowed 27.9 points per game this season, so North Tahoe's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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