Basketball Recap: Mountain Home Piles Up the Points Against Jerome

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

12/07/24 vs Murtaugh	52
11/15/24 vs Kimberly	43
01/10/25 vs Jerome	40
12/17/24 vs Minico	39
01/02/25 vs Cole Valley Christian	33

There's no place like home for Mountain Home, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They claimed a resounding 73-33 victory over the Jerome Tigers. Mountain Home has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 33 points or more this season.

Mountain Home's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lexi Longhurst, who went 8 for 15 on her way to 24 points along with five assists and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kloey Borgen, who went 6 of 9 en route to 15 points in addition to seven boards and three steals.

Mountain Home smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.

Mountain Home pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Jerome, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.

Coincidentally, Mountain Home and Jerome will both be playing Twin Falls the next time they take the court. Mountain Home will head out to face Twin Falls at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Jerome will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.