Incline waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Battle Mountain Longhorns. The Highlanders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Longhorns, too.
Incline was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-17, 19-25, 25-23.
Incline was led to victory by LILI MORRISON and SADY KELLY. MORRISON had 25 digs and a kill, while KELLY had 15 digs, two aces, and two aces. MORRISON is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Incline was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 10.2.
When it comes to explaining why Battle Mountain lost, don't look at Lindsey Bleak. Despite the final result, she had ten digs, two kills, and two kills. What's more, Bleak also racked up two aces, the mostshe's had since back in August.
Incline's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Battle Mountain, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-12.
Incline will take on West Wendover at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Battle Mountain, they will be playing at home against North Tahoe at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Tahoe is coming into the match with six straight wins on the road, so Battle Mountain will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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