Silver Stage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They were beaten by the Battle Mountain Longhorns 54-19. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Nighthawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 63-18 back in January.
Despite the loss, Silver Stage still got an impressive performance from Erika Victorio, who went 7 for 12 en route to 16 points. That was a full 84.2% of Silver Stage's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Kassandra Canales was another key player, putting up a point in addition to seven rebounds and five blocks.
Leading Battle Mountain to victory were Paitynn Johns and Noel Hill. Johns went 8 of 11 on her way to 21 points and five boards, while Hill earned 14 points along with eight assists and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Hill a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Lindsey Bleak, who scored four points and eight assists.
Silver Stage's defeat dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Battle Mountain, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-5.
Silver Stage didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 53-20 loss against West Wendover on the 1st. As for Battle Mountain, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 44-9 victory against Sierra Lutheran on the 1st.
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