West Wendover's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They came out on top against the Battle Mountain Longhorns by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Wolverines, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
If you add up the scores from across all four sets (96-92) West Wendover actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-21, 26-24, 28-26.
West Wendover kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least eight blocks in eight consecutive matchups.
Jazmin Johnson and Addison Matheus certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Johnson had 11 digs and 18 assists, while Matheus had 11 kills, five aces, and a block. Matheus is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Moore, who had 14 digs.
West Wendover's record is now 8-21. As for Battle Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 12-16.
West Wendover does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Battle Mountain and Incline will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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