The Battle Mountain Longhorns and the Yerington Lions will face off at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Battle Mountain is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
On Friday, Battle Mountain strolled past Oasis Academy with points to spare, taking the game 46-27. The Longhorns pushed the score to 42-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bighorns cut but never quite recovered from.
Noel Hill
| 01/10/25 vs Oasis Academy | 19 |
| 01/04/25 vs Sierra Lutheran | 16 |
| 01/03/25 vs Silver Stage | 15 |
| 01/02/25 @ West Wendover | 21 |
Among those leading the charge was Noel Hill, who posted 19 points. The matchup was her fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Heaven Martinez, who earned six points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Yerington earned a 49-40 win over West Wendover on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Battle Mountain's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.0 points per game. As for Yerington, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Battle Mountain suffered a grim 50-25 defeat to Yerington in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Yerington's Laney Triplett, who went 11 of 25 on her way to 24 points and four steals. Now that Battle Mountain knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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