Battle Mountain is 0-10 against Incline since September of 2019 but things could change on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Battle Mountain came up short against West Wendover and fell 3-1. While the Longhorns didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolverines 25-13 in the first set.
Battle Mountain actually scored more points across those four sets (96-92), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-21, 26-24, 28-26.
Despite the defeat, Battle Mountain had strong showings from Jazmin Johnson, who had 11 digs and 18 assists, and Addison Matheus, who 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.
Even though they lost, Battle Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Incline didn't have quite enough to beat North Tahoe on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Highlanders have struggled against the Lakers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Incline started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13.
Battle Mountain's record now sits at 12-16. As for Incline, their record is now 17-6.
Battle Mountain came up short against Incline in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Battle Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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