It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Battle Mountain Longhorns can now relate to. They received a tough blow on Friday as they fell 63-48 to the Wolverines. Battle Mountain's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Battle Mountain lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brodie Smith, who scored 12 points. Another player making a difference was Blake Stuart, who scored seven points.
West Wendover got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was William Martinez out in front who scored 15 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Martinez has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Osvaldo Carrillo, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Battle Mountain's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-11. As for West Wendover, they pushed their record up to 22-4 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Battle Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Wendover, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 38-34 victory vs. Incline on the 17th.
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