Mountain Home had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Burley Bobcats by a score of 53-43. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bobcats, too.
| 01/16/25 vs Burley | 17 |
| 01/14/25 @ Twin Falls | 15 |
| 01/10/25 vs Jerome | 24 |
Leading Mountain Home to victory were Lexi Longhurst and Juli Donez. Longhurst went 6 of 15 on her way to 17 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds, while Donez shot 4-for-7 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. Longhurst's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Kloey Borgen was another key player, putting up nine points and five boards.
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 nine consecutive contests.
Despite the defeat, Burley saw an underclassman step up: freshman Adalynn Olmos almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruby Taylor, who posted six points and nine boards.
Mountain Home is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which somehow still isn't as good as their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Burley, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 12-4 record.
Mountain Home will face off against Minico at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountain Home is facing Minico at the right time seeing as Minico is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Burley, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Burley Bobcats face off against the Jerome Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Burley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season.
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