Battle Mountain posted their closest win since August 31, 2024 on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Sierra Lutheran Falcons 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Longhorns also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2024.
Battle Mountain wouldn't go down easily and took Sierra Lutheran into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 25-16, 22-25, 20-25, 27-25, 15-13.
Eimilie Johnson
| 08/30/25 @ Sierra Lutheran | 9 |
| 08/29/25 @ Silver Stage | 7 |
| 08/22/25 @ White Pine | 5 |
| 08/15/25 vs Carlin | 5 |
| 08/23/25 vs Round Mountain | 4 |
Leading Battle Mountain to victory were Andrea Alcaraz-Lopez and Eimilie Johnson. Alcaraz-Lopez had 25 digs, while Johnson had nine kills, six digs, and six aces. Those nine kills gave Johnson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Moore, who had 18 digs.
They weren't the only good server: Battle Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They served one more ace than Sierra Lutheran's also-impressive total of 13.
Battle Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Sierra Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Battle Mountain is set to take on their familiar foe Coral Academy of Science - Reno at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Sierra Lutheran will square off against rival Silver Stage at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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