The Incline Highlanders will take on the Battle Mountain Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Incline's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by West Wendover at home to the tune of 61-0. The Highlanders' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Incline's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tommy Williams led the charge by rushing for 27 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 96 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes. Aidan Midgley was another key rusher, rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Incline's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Jayden Abbate, Ryan Arnett, and Arnett picked up one apiece.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Incline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain humbled North Tahoe with a 42-7 victory. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 69th in Nevada, while the Lakers are ranked 1040th in California), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Incline's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Battle Mountain, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Incline didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Battle Mountain in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 21-16 win. Does Incline have another victory up their sleeve, or will Battle Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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