If Battle Mountain was riding high fresh off their 42-7 takedown of North Tahoe last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Battle Mountain Longhorns took a 28-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Incline Highlanders on Friday. The Longhorns were up 13-0 in the fourth but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Tommy Williams was his usual excellent self, throwing for 348 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 65 yards and two touchdowns for Incline. 101 of those passing yards were hauled in by Halen Hanson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Battle Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Incline, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Battle Mountain will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Yerington at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Battle Mountain's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Yerington's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Incline, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 50-6 win against Coral Academy of Science - Reno on the 4th.
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