Incline waltzed into their contest on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They really took it to the Yerington Lions for the full four quarters, racking up a 79-45 win. The Highlanders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 29 points or more this season.
01/17/25 @ Yerington | 24 |
01/16/25 @ Sierra Lutheran | 28 |
01/14/25 vs North Tahoe | 32 |
01/13/25 vs Coral Academy of Science - Reno | 29 |
01/10/25 @ Pershing County | 29 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Incline to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tommy Williams, who dropped a triple-double on 24 points, ten rebounds, and 11 assists. Williams' evening made it 21 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Halen Hanson, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards.
Williams wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Incline was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 20 assists in four consecutive games.
Yerington's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Colby Rowe, who went 7 of 17 en route to 19 points, and Rocky Summerfield, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 11 points. Summerfield continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Aiden Foster also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Incline has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Yerington, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season.
Incline will be playing in front of their home fans against Pershing County at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th. Yerington has already played their next game, a 55-35 victory against Oasis Academy on the 18th.
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